Ten minutes later, Inric is sitting in a chair with the welcome mug of tea. He hadn't realised how much he needed it.
"Um, did you find the book?" Mina asks.
"I did."
"Was there a problem?"
"You could put it that way. I will have to go back."
"Did they claim a debt?"
"They did not." That was the truth. But he sees their faces again in his mind, Mathea and Ylva, Magistra Colle and even Arvid. "Nonetheless, a debt exists."