Terris smiled and laid a hand on the old man’s back. “Would you really like to pay?” “I cannot. I have nothing to give you.” Terris’s smile widened. “Sceop. We are the Edema Ruh. The thing we value most is something everyone possesses.” One by one, Sceop saw the faces around the fire look up at him expectantly. Terris said, “You could tell us your story.”
