Walking along the streets of Saltrock Harbor, Shanan paid no mind to the myriad gazes occasionally cast his way, his thoughts lingering on the young fisherman named "Wenser" he had just met.
His keen perception allowed him to sense the boy's distressed mental state as soon as he boarded the small fishing boat.
The gloomy emotion revealed in their subsequent conversation further confirmed this.
However, they were merely strangers meeting for the first time.
Out of courtesy, Shanan wouldn't actively inquire about the other's past experiences nor presumptuously speculate about the boy's painful history.
The boy brought him to the port, briefly introduced the town's situation, and Shanan paid the corresponding compensation. That was the extent of their relationship.
