"It's been a long day," he replied, a touch wry. "I reckon I'm too tired to take it any other way."

Giving her a small smile, it faltered on her question.

He could just step around it, but if she was going to be staying in Wheelsy any amount of time she'd probably hear about it eventually.

"We were... invaded. It sounds crazy, but something landed here and caused a lot of trouble. Lot of folks died. It's been taken care of, town's been rebuilt, but it's had an affect on people."