Do you wish to deal with those who mean us harm?

"That's why, if possible, would you mind teaching me more about this world?"

My question sounded out in the air… but to no avail. 

Fay's mother didn't respond right away. And that means, this wasn't something she was going to decide lightly, on the spot. And from how her face tensed up…

'No, there's no point drawing any conclusions. Just sit tight and wait,' I told myself, pursing my lips before they tried to start backtracking on my request to solve the potentially awkward moment before it appeared. 

"If it's trade that you wish for, then I can't give you good news," the woman spoke after a long while, shaking her head in what looked like regret… and a distant echo of anxiety?

"The men that attacked us today… They were likely companions of the ones you've buried. You are aware of that, I presume," she then added, proving my earlier guess wrong.