Private Finished Sneaking out to Train

When the man, after getting a strange glow in his eyes, grabbed Ria's arm she tensed up and prepared herself for an attack of some sorts. Her coating flared and it's effect would've felt like static electricity. Ria squeezed her hands in fists and out of instinct activated her empathy to look for ill intent. But she found none. Instead the man held onto Ria's arm for a second, and then let go. Ria frowned and was able to relax. She observed the man for any other signs of threat he might show. But Ria didn't pick up anything. So she, after flexing her arms slightly, bend down a bit and lifted the man with surprising ease for someone her size. The man's weight was nothing comoared to the weights Ria normally used.
"My name is Ria. I suspected you would like to know. There is no need to name yourself if you are not capable or don't wish to. What direction should I go into?"
After saying all that Ria would start walking to the direction the man pointed at, carrying him firmly but with practised gentleness.

Ria was not bothered bybthe close proximity aside from the fact, that the man's aura was still affecting her and making her want to drop him and immediately back away several meters. Ria did still not completely trust the man, but he had not done anything suspicious yet and seemed genuinely injured. But Ria kept her empathy activated in case there would be hostility. There wasn't for now, just slight awkwardness and gratefulness, also hint of regret, which weren't alarming. Rather, they were normal. It was hard to believe such fear originated from this seemingly stoic man.

Ria proceeded along the street with a quick pace, but she kept her arms steady as a rock. She had really gotten to train keeping her arms steady while waitressing. Ria wasn't personally bothered by the silence, she was used to it and it was understandable since the man was unable to speak. Ria picked up some worry from the man and glanced at him. What was he worried about?
Ria couldn't keep tapping into his emotions like this, it was morally wrong.
"I didn't inform you, but I have the ability of empathy. I can sense other people's feelings. I was monitoring your state of mind in case of any hostile feelings, but as I have now ascertained you have none and are not a threat. I apologize for doing it without your consent."

Ria stopped using her empathy on the man but before she did she could catch a hint of an urge to do something. Ria glanced at the man and saw him momentarily look at her ears. Ria frowned a bit, what did the man want to do to her ears? Though Ria was quite sure he wanted to touch them. Ria had experienced on this island that her ears were quite irresistable to some, she had already lost count at how many children had petted or asked if they could pet her ears. Suppose they were fluffy and looked soft.
But naturally this obviously grown-up man didn't pet her ears, Ria would've seriously doubted his judgment if he had. And Ria was not going to offer, her ears were sensitive around the tip.

They reached the end of the street and the man pointed Ria to a new direction. Ria's arms, due to the exhaustion after work, were getting a bit tired and were shaking just the slightest bit. So she kept her pace quick, she wanted to get home and sleep. Well, after properly making sure this man got home.

When they arrived t the house Ria took a second to admire it. The house was impressive, the kind even someone like Ria with almost no eye for aesthetics could call beautiful. But soon enough she followed the man's directions and headed to the porch. On the porch Ria did carefully set the man down. But almost immediately after she dug out her human shape charm, putting it on her. After she grew to her human size Ria supported the man by his other shoulder, still being strong enough in this form to take pretty much of his weight.
"Do you live alone in this residence? I will see to it that you get inside, as I already shouldered the duty of assisting you."