‘You are an idiot!’ This cry came from the darkness off to one side, and a moment later Mogora appeared from the gloom. The gloom, yes, that explains everything. ‘What are you doing here, hag?’ ‘Saving Mappo, of course.’ ‘What? I have saved him already!’ ‘Saving him from you, I meant!’ She scrabbled closer. ‘What’s that vial in your hand? That’s venom of paralt! You damned idiot, you were going to kill him! After all he’s been through!’ ‘Paralt? That’s right, wife, it’s paralt. You arrived, so I was about to drink it.’
