"I'm usually not. You're just nice, is all." It wasn't quite a compliment, but neither was it an insult. Being kind was not the sort of thing that earned anyone favors, but it was certainly better than the alternative. But in all their talking, they'd at least arrived at the gates of the city. The guard at the gate seemed to recognize Gendry and gave him a slight nod and made no special fuss about his company.