Each morning the markets buzzed with negotiations as people handled transactions early before getting to the rest of their days. Qatrand gil Yecine moved through the stalls with Leysah at her side, ostensibly inspecting the quality of goods and checking on any concerns that merchants may want to voice. In reality, she instead got to listen to an undercurrent of conversation that had grown impossible to ignore these weeks.
"...saw when he was helping with the well dig. I'm telling you, there were shapes to the curves there that no man should have."
"That's ridiculous. You think someone would try and fool the whole world while taking such a key position?"
"I'm not saying our Warden is weak. Just saying maybe there's more to the story than we've been told."
