"Look, I'm sorry," Kelyn mumbles, looking away. "I thought Eliud would be here. I didn't realise... Why did he stay behind?" "He felt he was getting too old for the journey. He was older than I am now when he started trading with your grandfather, you know?" Jory smiles a bit. "He sends you his greetings, by the way." "So what's going on?" "I don't know what you mean." Jory looks away, smile gone. "Why did someone clock you over the head and steal my books?"