[ Do ... the locals like him enough? Well, they don't hate him, which is always a plus. And their offers of free meals and drink and sometimes the offer to mend his clothing and save some of the metal scraps they come across might maybe be a sign that they probably feel like they owe him for the times he's helped fix their farms or wrangle their livestock so ... like might be a strong word, but he's sure they'd be amenable to one thing at least. ]
We could always just take — uh, borrow — one of their boats on our own. We ain't need to put anyone else in danger.
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[ Do ... the locals like him enough? Well, they don't hate him, which is always a plus. And their offers of free meals and drink and sometimes the offer to mend his clothing and save some of the metal scraps they come across might maybe be a sign that they probably feel like they owe him for the times he's helped fix their farms or wrangle their livestock so ... like might be a strong word, but he's sure they'd be amenable to one thing at least. ]
We could always just take — uh, borrow — one of their boats on our own. We ain't need to put anyone else in danger.