This left Tao and Silt remaining by the fire. Silt, halfway through rearranging his pack, eyed Fidelitus as the cat sauntered by and muttered something about fleas and feral beasts. Tao regarded him fondly; something about the dark-haired thief reminded her, in a way, of the stories her father used to tell—tales of the mischievous Monkey Prince, who was hero and scoundrel both in Shinn legend.
