Considering this, Mathias smiles as well, watching his shoes as they walk. He brushes past a vine and barely even flinches, letting the tapered end trail over his fingers as he pushes it aside.

"It's good to find a place where such a mentality works," he says, reaching up to scratch his stubble thoughtfully. "Unexpected, really, but not unwelcome. I don't know that I've ever met so many people so willing to help each other out."