[Late afternoon, around the curfew bell, a commotion takes place at the slums of Vallaki. A redheaded peasant girl first embraces a man as if meeting an old friend, then proceeds to smack him endlessly on the arm, meanwhile constantly snapping at him for things, while the long-haired man stays quiet, both of Barovian origins. She apparently even threatened to take out her slipper to beat him down, though settled to use her hand. This burst of anger fades with guards approaching the duo, and the girl storming off.]