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Chalcedony shook his head, "Naw... we have the one big fish so we can see about preparing that one for you to eat. You can always try again later if you want to." Best that she waited until she calmed down before trying again or else she might slip up again which might cause her to actually fall in. He couldn't help but to worry about that, not wanting the girl to end up hurting herself because she thought that she had to get a fish first try. Giving the girl the best smile he could muster given the situation he asked, "Do you know how to make a camp fire?" Maybe he could distract her a little?

Walking over to where he'd left the half cut up fish he settled down next to it. He glanced over at the girl for a long moment, let out a little sigh, before he said, "You needn't worry, I don't plan on making you do anything more then making the fire if you can. I certainly won't ask you do do anything bad."

Chalcedony set back to work on the fish, glancing at the girl from time to time, checking in on her. He didn't want to seem as though he was against the Oban tribe as a whole because he wasn't... but he also knew that there was a portion of them that just couldn't be trusted. People that would kidnap others, hurt them, it made his stomach hurt just thinking about it. He lifted his gaze from the fish that he'd speared, getting it completely ready, before pushing to his feet. He was about to look for a certain fruit that grew around here, one that was both sweet and sour at the same time, that was good on fish when the girl spoke up, asking him a question that nearly had the big man tripping over his own feet.

"Ahh... e-excuse me?" He asked, his eyes going wide as he turned to look at the girl. She didn't have to do what now? What in the name of the all the trees in Jauhar did those Oban bastards do to her that would make her ask such a thing of him? His cheeks coloring darkly he stuttered out, "Ahh... n-no I won't ask anything like that... ever." That was something that was wrong to him on many, many levels, so definitely something she wouldn't have to worry about.

Chal's eyes took on a gentle look to them before he lifted a hand to lightly pat the girl on the head, "Your... welcome?" He wasn't sure if it was the right thing to say in the situation but he wasn't sure what else to say when someone was thanking him... especially when it came to thanking him over such a thing. He supposed that he would just go with it? It was probably easiest that way.

"Huh? Oh... maybe?" He supposed in some aspects that calling him a monk was true, huh? A thought that he mentally waved off as he didn't want to think too hard on given that it made him feel for a moment lonely. Something that he shouldn't fret too much on since he was enjoying the girl's company even if she was a little odd. He turned as she said 'Dad' again, though this time as she wasn't in a dangerous situation so she was just referring him as that? He supposed it was alright, not as though he didn't already have kids of his own that called him that after all.

With the fruit fetch, cut open and the juice squeezed out on the fish Chal's next task was finding just the right rock. They needed one that was fairly flat and not too thick, one that would serve them well as a cook surface. After a bit of searching about he found just what they needed and it was given a scrub off in the water before he put it next to the fire, "The fire will heat this up and we will cook the fish for us." He said, giving a smile as he went to fetch the fish next, laying it on the flat rock so that it could start to cook.

"Hm? Yes, if you head back down the path we met on you will find the village of Sol. That is where I live." He told her, "How about you? Do you live in any specific village or do you wander around instead?" Not exactly his business but he still found himself a little worried about the girl. As such he couldn't help but to ask.

"It's a pretty nice place." He said as he fetched his now dry back, figuring that he could work on packing it up while the fish cooked. Once he was settled down next to the fire once more, close enough that he could keep one eye on the fish, he set to work packing his things back into his bag where they belonged. As he did so he considered what the girl was saying. After a moment of thought he said, "If you want to come by to visit you can, though I have a pair of sons a little older then you that might be around." He felt that, given her distaste for contact with others that he should at least warn her that other people might be around.

He thought on it a moment before he said, "One of my sons, Chandra, is less likely to go near you since that is just how he is. Aysun might, though he seems to be more interested in hanging out with his zoo then people on a normal day." They were both a bit odd, but he loved them nevertheless. Here was to hoping that they could possibly be friends with this girl since she seemed to feel she didn't belong anywhere. It would be good for her to make friends with his sons if they were interested.

"I can assure you my sons don't think the same... and if they were to get 'handsy' I would give them both a thump on the head." He diidn't think they would do something like that but if they tried he'd be sure to teach them otherwise how to behave. He doubted such a thing would come to pass though, his sons were good kids after all. At least in his eyes. Giving a little sigh he said, "The issue with bandits really needs to be dealt with, they can be quite the hassle and the guards need to do more when it comes to putting them out of business." Though maybe that was something he should see about doing as well? Chasing both menzuri and bandits out of Jauhar?

Giving a slow nod he said, "They can be since they do build obvious webs. Despite that though do be very cautious with them. They can seem slow and dullwitted but they are quite the opposite when it comes to what they perceive as being food." The last thing he wanted was for the poor girl to end up tangled in a web. If that happened he'd have to go back to that weirdo alchemist in hopes that he'd gotten his cure figured out.

"Hmmm, it's starting to smell good. Should be done fairly shortly." He said, giving the girl a smile and a nod before he used his knife to flip the fish over to cook the other side on the hot rock as well.

Chalcedony nodded, "True, but then there are those who are bandits through and through that have wanted posters up with their faces on them. It's those ones that are the biggest pain since they are so well known for their thievery." He said, giving a little shake of his head at the thought of it. It was people like that who needed a swift kick in the backside to get them back on a better path. Especially when they were younger and could end up on a better path...

"Huh? Ohh... I don't have a wife." He said, lifting a hand to scratch the back of his head in a slightly embarrassed fashion. It was a fair question, he'd mentioned his sons after all, but tended to be a slightly awkward one at the same given all of the circumstances involved. Busying himself with the fish he set to moving the pieces he knew to be done all the way through to the cooler edge of the rock, "You can eat these ones once they cool down a little bit."

"I suppose not... though I could show you the ones that I have if you are interested? So that you at least have an idea what to look out for. I have fewer of those that have people on them since I'm currently hunting beasts, not people." It was good to know who the threats were but presently he had enough on his plate hunting beasts that people had put bounties on.

Giving a bit of a choked sound Chalcedony shook his head, "Ahh... no, not dead... I mean... Keilana is alive and well, but she was never my wife." He explained, moving the last of the fish, feeling that it was all ready for the girl to now eat at her leisure. After cleaning off his knife, which was returned to its sheath, which in turn was put in his pack he looked over at her and gave a smile, "It's... complicated, but I can assure you that she's fine. If you ever run across a beautiful but intimidating Leaf Tribe woman carrying around a hammer that would be her."