"I came after the wyrbeast!" Tiero insists.
"And how did he escape? Thy knots are not usually so easily undone." Tiero looks away, unable to answer that. "Don't betray thy kin for a featherhead, Tiero."
"Stop saying that! Orien is my friend! And she's not here!"
In the hut, Inric takes a moment to brace himself in the corner before reaching for the door. Prytanis' voice is clearly audible as he continues.
"Someone of her kind, friends with an Unfledged? She's not thy friend, she is studying thee!"