After another second of staring, Hiseo sighed. He lowered his gaze, feeling almost as out of place as Saya looked. He'd had so little human interaction that he unintentionally appeared threatening. In truth, he just wanted to talk with and understand this woman who had stepped into his shrine. "You have no reason to be afraid of that. I have long since been unable to take my dragon form so eating a human would be difficult at the least," he murmured. Turning back toward the door he'd left open, he pushed it wide, revealing the cave systems behind. "Since we may have quite some time, you should come inside and ease your feet. I'm sure the walk from the village tired you." Those words said, he strode inside his home, expecting without hesitation that Saya would follow him.