"Shut up!" Jory is up the steps with a bound, pushing Inric back inside the wagon. "I told you I don't want to talk about it!" He pulls the door shut behind him. "That is why I am asking," Inric says. "I want to find out more. Whom should I ask? Or should I go to Talvar and ask there?" As expected, that provokes outrage. "What? No! Do you want to bring the Shield down on us?!" "What is the Shield?" Jory sits down suddenly, and the fear and fury drains away. He raises his eyebrows. "You really are from a long way away, aren't you?"