Alex Nikolson
I know I'm a little odd, but hear me out...
He blinked; what a surprising answer that turned out to be. Alex nodded, smiling once more.
"Lucia, I believe we'll get along just fine. I'm going to take you home with me, I do hope that's okay with you?" He raised one hand, beckoning the store owner over, pulling a drawstring bag out with the other.
"I hope this will be enough, sir?" He turned slightly, dumping half the contents of the bag into the store owner's hands. Wow...that was...that was a lot of gold coins. The other man's eyes widened, and he just nodded, pocketing the gold and handing Alex a key. Alex turned back to the cage, unlocking it and the chains, beckoning for Lucia to step out.
"I've decided to trust you, so if you would be so kind as to stay with me, I really don't want to chain you up. I hope you don't mind walking? I'm not too fond of using automobiles to travel anymore." Goodness, the young man was fairly talkative. How long does he ramble on? Depending on the topic, a while.
...It was for science!