"Where is the girl?" Prytanis asks after the guards have left.
"Girl?" Tiero is trying to sound nonchalant, but Orien, listening with one hand over her mouth, can tell he is tense.
"It was her first saw the traveller and his wyrbeast, as tha told me."
In the hut, Inric gropes his way towards the door, leaning heavily on the wall. It makes a poor substitute for his stick.
"She came snooping around yesterday," Prytanis continues, "and now she's back to find him. With thy help!"
"No!" Tiero protests.