“You have heard the news?”

“Some.”

“About the murders last night?”

“Yes.”

“Are you going to run away while she is in danger?”

“Who?”

“Who?” she repeated with a scoff. “Gatrina, I mean, of course.”

“I don’t know that she’s in any particular peril. I called there last night.”

“How can you speak so lightly as that? She must be saved at any cost. I’ve come to offer to help you save her.”

“From what?”