"I knew it!" Aeshe clenches her fist and her eyes blaze. "I knew there had to be more to this! Mayor Genel is a pompous fool, but even he wouldn't pick on Wil for no reason." She takes a deep breath. "Tell me about it. I need to know." "Why?" Cyrward wants to know. "So I can tell Da. He'll want to speak for Wil." "He doesn't know yet?" "He was out when Eadric came. Ma too, thankfully." "The Orderhouse can speak for Wil too," Aldus says. Aeshe smiles at him. "That's a kind offer, but you should not draw attention to yourself. Anyway, it probably wouldn't help. It's not the Mayor and his henchmen who are holding Wil. It's Captain Mirric of the Ashton militia." "So," Cyrward says heavily, "the Siguri have arrived."