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- Well, it's a process – the request has to come in, then it's reviewed, verified, passed through various departments, reaches the right people, personnel are transferred from there to here, a team is formed, and then it familiarizes itself with the essence of the matter, gets equipped and prepared. It's state bureaucracy. And then, on top of that, it's the eleventh of something, God knows what – everyone's in a panic, their mouths are full of worries. Come on, get up, why are you lounging around? Huliy, help the man.
Helmut got up and carefully examined the surroundings again.
- How far is it to the village? Your name is Lek, what are you? Who else lives here besides you? When were the bandits last seen? How many were there, what did they look like, what were they armed with? Did they say anything? What did they do? - He asked questions calmly, so that the local could have time to think and answer.