Hey, the Ren Faire types are the toughest guys around. I don't know about you but I can take on a guy with a gun no problem. Someone with a sword, though? Gives me the heebie jeebies. And all that 'My Lord' stuff; I couldn't take it.

[ He's laughing, though, and tilts his head slightly. ]

You just gotta sell it. It's peaceful, nobody will expect you to risk your life on a daily basis, only skill that is unnecessary is the ability to kill plants by looking at them. Hell, anyone could work in your department, Ned. Anyone at all. Kids could go back and forth carrying water to the chickens and picking ripe apples, and lets face it a little fresh air is what most of these loners need.