‘They have scouted us just as we have scouted them, Warleader.’ ‘What? Did you see such scouts?’ ‘I did. In fact, we passed one another within shouting range. I cursed them. They cursed me. I brandished my lance. They showed me their bared asses.’ She paused, and then shrugged. ‘I deem they won the exchange, for the asses were hairy and ugly.’