Fortunately for Hatarait, Rurek didn't remember him all that well from their last encounter, so the anonymity bandage concealed the identity of the human leader. But Vatagash could easily have recognized him, and that didn't make the situation any less dangerous.
– "You humans have wandered far," Rurek said neutrally. "Even the sorads find it dangerous to be here, and these gloomy lands are especially unkind to you. Where are you headed?"
Another expedition from Ikazkan or... spies of the flame.
From the sudden hysterics, one really did get the impression of an unkempt and not entirely healthy person, but the blow from the man with the bandage silenced him.
- Shut up. - Having calmed his comrade, he returns his attention to Rurek. - These are indeed dangerous places, but our task requires us to accept this risk.
- What kind of task could humans possibly have here? - Ball asks. - Something underhanded, no doubt!
- Quite the opposite. We've come for the remains of people important to our friend.