Well. That... is an answer and one she can't even be annoyed with since it is polite enough, it is just not the answer she had been hoping for. Namely one which would tell her whether the man is a local or another hapless visitor from another place and time.

Maybe there are cues in his manner or dress or the make of his weapon but his and Jon's and that of the other people in town all just look equally foreign to her inexperienced eyes.

Well. Nothing to do but forge ahead. "So am I. I'm originally from Qishan. I've been hoping to run into someone who is familiar with this wider area, specifically with magical ruins. Do you know the area well?"