[Rhus catches the looks his pipe garners, and smiles softly. He doesn't light it just yet, but instead reaches out and grabs Takame's elbow again to gently guide the other adventurer to the street.]

Least you've not run afoul of anything since we last met. [Perhaps. When you're an adventurer, you never know what may happen.] Best we keep things that way.

C'mon, out into the street 'fore they toss my arse out for smoking.