And fortunately, Eirika was oblivious to Rick's thoughts. In hindsight, however, perhaps she would have been too oblivious to understand, even if he had been straight forward.

She pointed past him to toward a set of three more doors past him. "I was en route to it when I crossed paths with you." Leaning over, she settled her weight onto the palm of her left hand. "It is not so far from here if you do need a place to stay. I can also give you my..." Fishing about her tunic, she drew up the card key that she'd been given.

"...key," which she clearly didn't think was a key in the first place. Keys were square pieces of... plastic, after all.