The sigh of relief left her lips softly, though her inner sigh was much more profound. The youth who approached didn't look a threat - though Pepper was a bit more wary in the department of who or what was a threat after recent experience - in fact he seemed the exact opposite. And familiar, he seemed awfully familiar. Had she seen him somewhere before.

"Ah, hello." The red-head gave a weary shrug. "Sorry, I didn't mean to be rude. I'm still a little jumpy, I haven't been here very long." Pepper gave an apologetic smile, though it wavered a little from the stress she was under.

"You're not bothering me. Did you come to see the gardens too?"