Plenty of villages and towns back home have fallen to in-fighting over resources after being hit by disasters and wars... [ he glances over her way, eyes dropping down to where she steps, before trying to take a few more steps. he's heavier, so if certain areas can take his weight she should be safe - he'll keep going. ] There's, what? Forty of us? Not a lot for a village, but a lot once resources come up.

[ it would be annoying. and dangerous. ]

The scratching, right?