C497 What Kind of Unreasonable Thing Was This?

"Is anyone there?" Liyuv cleared her throat and called out gently.

"Who is it?" A gruff voice responded as the wooden door swung open. Liyuv saw a burly man standing in the yard, shirtless. Though a bit surprised, she quickly composed herself and greeted him, asking, "Excuse me, is this..."

As she spoke, Liyuv gave what she thought was a reassuring smile. However