"I'm Mathea," Mathea says after a short time of travelling in silence. "What can I call you, Magister?" "Inric." "You came a long way to look at a book at Maesfell." "Yes." "It's bad it was taken." "Do the raids happen often?" he asks. "No... well. Not at Maesfell. We've never had anything worth stealing before." "What was worth stealing this time?" "No idea! Apart from the Sage, of course. She's been here two years, though." "But the raider is known to you." "Yes, well, he has a reputation." She scowls, although not so the Sage can see. Not a good turn for the conversation to take.