Rhys made a noncommittal noise of derision. "Strange, since you called me by my first name." Not even the rest of his officers called him that. It was either some combination of Chief or Gallagher, nothing less formal.

Checking his pocket watch, Rhys slowed his pace. "I'm due back at the station soon, I trust you can find the rest of the way?" There was something he couldn't place about this that felt off, but he wasn't walking too much farther without figuring it out, or abandoning the walk altogether. "I urge you to see a healer if that gets worse." He was no medic, very little training on that front. That was fortunately what the mediwitches and wizards were for.

At the next corner Rhys stopped. He passed the woman one more look, as he would now most certainly remember her. "Stay safe." He managed before turning off the other direction back toward town. Strange, strange encounter.