She makes him laugh again. "True enough, on all points. The treasury is down this way."

"We shall be unannounced dignitaries from Ancellstierre, perhaps, or from the far north, west of the Clayr Glacier, who seem to have lost their way in the many corridors of the castle?" He turns to grin at her as he steps past, looking around the first corner to make sure the hall is clear before they proceed.