The Pursuit - Part 11

"…That is a good point," Vale said, as if just realizing it for herself. She'd only just woken up, and there was still sleep in the corners of her eyes, but she'd been insistent on joining in the meeting, declaring that it was necessary for the safety of Penelope.

"Do you think they will?" Vagrin asked. He was filling in for Northy now. He was telling everyone that he was fine to walk, though he was still clutching his stomach as if it had pained him. For a man that had been on death's door for a number of weeks, though, that was a mighty improvement.

"I think it is more than likely," Harland said. "Maddon will be taking counsel from Brighteyes now. Even with the loss of his strategist, we should assume that he will still have many cunning traps in store for us."