"Much obliged." He accepts the hand up, gladly. His Spanish is a little rusty, but passable, thankfully. Perhaps a bit antiquated, and spoken with an accent he's slightly self-conscious about. "A few of the people in the village warned me the house was somewhat picky. Now I understand what they mean.

But I promise I mean neither you nor your house any harm. I'm merely new to the village, and was told to stop by."