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"I only wanted to show it to him, " Wynn said with puzzlement.

She watched Chap's awkward pawing, and as she tried to catch up, she spoke in the odd lilting and
chopped tongue of the elves.

"A 'bithva, Chap ? A 'bithva jeannis? "

Chap pawed more symbols, and Wynn followed with her eyes, lips moving silently. The dog stopped,
poised on haunches, and looked up at Leesil and then Magiere.

Wynn stood up with her small hands clenched.

"You left him outside... all night?" The words caught in her throat as if she couldn't quite get them out.
"How could you? With no food, no water!"

Magiere stiffened and spoke so quietly that Leesil was immediately on his guard.

"Is this what we can look forward to? That mutt gets to use her for his endless whining and begging?"

Chap wrinkled his muzzle; then he licked his nose at Magiere. Leesil hoped it wasn't some kind of
gesture, or at least that Magiere wouldn't think so.

"I'm sure it will prove more useful than that, " he said.
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Despite her outward anger, Magiere rummaged in the back of their wagon until she procured some dried
meat and a water flask.

"At least we can question him more easily, " she said, and set out strips of jerky and a tin mug of water
for Chap.

Leesil wasn't so confident, as Chap hadn't been forthcoming so far. He kept this to himself as he helped
Wynn haul her belongings to the wagon. The sage dug in her leather pack to bring out a waxed
parchment. When she unfolded it, Leesil smelled the mint before he saw the wad of tiny leaves within.

"I thought we were leaving, not setting up house, " he chided.

"I left in a hurry to catch you this morning, " she said. "I assume none of us have had breakfast. "

Magiere shook her head. "We'll get something in the city while we gather supplies. "

"No, " Wynn argued, digging out yet another parchment pouch. "I need my tea. We can ask the
innkeeper to send hot water to your room. A proper start for the day. "

Leesil rolled his eyes and headed back to the inn to see if the old proprietress was about.

"Please ask for three clean mugs, " Wynn called out, "so we need not unpack any of yours. "