Re: Part 11 - The road to the East
Eilieen has studied Colwyn all day with narrowed eyes, wondering at his slip. A not-so veiled reference to common Zadasthan practices? A personal quip regarding his thoughts on her own practices? Some kind of offer, couched in thieves' cant? Or an offer of a more personal nature?
She can't figure it out, and that vexes her; without the specifics, emotional response would be counterproductive. She might fly into an offended fury, only to find out it was a Colwyn-style compliment. Alternately, she might accept it with gratitude, only to find him creeping into her room at night, firm in the idea she had invited him.
What to do, what to do...
But at the roar, she lets out a small squeak. Glancing about in some embarassment, the priestess coughs once or twice and continues in a slightly deeper tone than normal. "What, pray tell, might that be?" Her fingers scrabble across the boards of the wagon and find her spear.
Caugth up in the Colwyn Problem, she hasn't noticed the 'grasping shadows', but this is a different matter entirely.
Oh, wait!
"Aarnr!" she shouts out, hoping to pre-empt. "Do NOT go running off - stay here with us!"