Letting go once the woman had regained her grip on her bag, Raven put a hand to his chest and sketched a small bow. "The great Raven, at yer service~ Newcomers're a common sight here, then?" He tried to keep his eyes from wandering, but the way she was dressed wasn't helping, much. "T' what do I owe th' pleasure of bein' greeted by such a beautiful lady?"

Okay, he was laying it on a bit thick right away, but too much flattery was always better than too little. And considering how she had reacted to their little collision, this stranger seemed easygoing enough.

"I don't s'pose ya know the name of this place?" he prompted, drawing the object the gatekeeper had given him out of his sleeve. "Or what this might be?"