In a the plain dark mesh shirt and pants, he was invisible in the ebb and flow of the crowd. The nighttime hurrah of the bars of this place was quieting, drunkards being carried home by friends or less fortunate. Without much fear for himself, the slender man navigated the streets of a tiny outlier village of the land of Fire with a mindful eye for less conspicuous watchful men and women, even children.
No one was to be trusted, only the most obtuse people were anything he could count on in these domestic situations. Those rare few that blurted truth like one would a sick stomach were always hard to find however. Directions were no simple thing, one need find a true resident to find anything worth while.
A breath of shoulders perhaps a hair broader than his own caught his eye for this certain type. Wearing his most easy-going smile he had given more often than not under heavy cover. Adding that to his slight build not many cast a second glance especially if he stumbled at a few inopportune moments.
"Excuse me sir, I was wondering if you know the way to the larger town over?" genial and friendly, the inquiry was hopefully a normal one, "My friend and I are having trouble locating a decent map?"