Sam had just given up on looking for his brother when he heard someone else's voice not far away. As he approached, he noticed that the other man had also instinctively reached for a weapon that was no longer there, and held up his hands.

"S'okay," he said quickly, raising his eyebrows and giving the other guy his best innocent, open face. "I'm just ... trying to figure out what's going on here. My name's Sam. You from around here?"