[ There's a hint of a laugh in her throat as the man complains, though Vex can't help but agree. Why can't anything ever be that simple?

The near-sarcasm of his question is noted (and more likely to earn ire than sarcastic commentary), and the response is the grating noise of metal along metal, before she stands up, angling the blade to look at the residue - mostly mud, unfortunately. ]

Nothing we can use for tracking a slimy beast. If it came this way, anything trace close to the fountain has been wiped away.. But perhaps if we looking around the square itself?