Kirl had heard the song, and she was afraid of the man, but she wanted to talk to him. She had heard the tune a while back and had learned its meaning from an evil lord she was pretending to work for at the time.
Just thinking of what kind of character hid beneath that copper mask made Kirl shiver. But she would try to approach him at least. He had just left the tavern where he had played the song and was walking around the village, and Kirl stepped out from behind the building she had been behind and started to walk towards the assassin.
She forced herself to look somewhat relaxed, though her senses were even more alert than ever and her hands were ready to fly to the blades at her belt. The hyena, Oax, trotted next to her, sensing the discomfort in Kirl and the human teenager could tell that the Brown Hyena was ready for a fight, if it came to it.
"Slithix," Kirl said quietly when she was just close enough for the assassin to hear her. "I have an offer to make."