☀️ Arselia and Akonia

— He can't talk. See the ring? It will turn green, and the gate will open automatically; if it turns red, it won't open.

Perhaps, the stranger looked a bit creepy, but since he did answer, he wasn't completely devoid of humanity. Even if his humanity manifested in the fact that the silly girl standing at the gate was trying to have a conversation with a magical device.
— So that's how it is, — the Tanarian girl awkwardly smiled, — thank you very much. Sorry for the inconvenience; as you can see, I'm not from around here. The thing is, I survived a shipwreck a couple of days ago, and since then, I've been wandering to the nearest town, hoping to figure out where I am and replenish my meager supplies. That's why I wanted to get to the city. I'm afraid my supplies won't be enough for the return journey. But, it seems that since the ring reacted to me with a red light, my hopes are in vain?