Most folk would disagree if ye got to see me in the moonlight back then. [That, and at least right now, the man was shirtless and wearing nothing but a pair of white cotton pants. That wouldn't exactly cause terror. At least, not of the same sort.]

'Tis a long tale, miss, and I'd rather be tellin' it when I've gathered me bearings. [And picked up his clothes, for that matter, for it wouldn't sound terrifying coming from him at this moment for pretty much the same reason.]

I wonder whether it would be a waste of time then, miss...? [His brows furrowed a bit in her direction as he asked for her name.]