Nikolai's smiled slightly, almost lowering the gun at this girl's kindness, but it turned to anger as he scowled at Alex, turning the gun on him, saying, "If you ask me, you're the stupid one, yelling at the guy with the gun. My name is Nikolai, but who are you people? There aren't any bastions in the woods that anyone I know knew of... what... what's wrong with your clothes? They're not torn or anything, they look new?"

(That's right, to him, you guys are the weird ones, lol)