"By wizardry? But you can see it?" "I can." "So you can get inside?" "No." "Why not?!" The constant back and forth is draining. "Because it is halfway up the wall," he says. "There was probably a floor there once. But reaching it now would involve climbing." Hian eyes his walking stick, and fills in what has been left unsaid. But that offers her an opportunity. "If you told me where it is, could I open it?" She lowers her bow, not wanting to be openly threatening over a bargain. "I expect so." "Will you tell me, if I bring you your book?" "Why do you wish entry?" She looks away. "I need treasures to sell. My sister-in-law is ill. I want to buy medicine for her." And only now does she think what this must sound like to him.