Haha I so so called that 2 chapters ago. Also damn his first traveling job ever in this world and it was that eventful, he was also invited by the evil dude himself which is kinda weird.
the merchant is way too nice to eda (noticed similar case on bard loen too), though it might be the author way of making him "way more than he looks" as shown latter.
She's younger than she looks, and I mean really young. Her parents have died and she's trying to escape a sticky situation by pretending to be an adventurer. She's acting like a boy because she thinks that's what adventurers are supposed to sound like.