@Sep10trion Well, pretty much everyone he's met so far, aside from Stella, has tried to rob him, kill him, or con him, so it makes sense that they wouldn't just jump at the slightest bit of kindness shown by someone they just met. Might be a bit overly cautious but better safe than dead right?
Dude speaking to the MC "Hey there guy that I don' know. You seem to have a very valuable item on your possession. Can you lend me it for a moment, so I can look?"
What? Everyone here complaing about slaves, he just said no to the idea of slaves. Also looking at cover 2 has warrior lady so she probably joins his party.
His ears were covered by his hair. How did he know he was an elf? Do dwarves just have a really good sense of smell and elves smell like flowers or something?