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"I think we should wait until nightfall." Alana said, and then turned to Beth. "The city guards probably wouldn't take kindly to seeing a dragon suddenly flying towards The Bank. It might make them nervous. Come on, let's get our stuff together, eat something, and we'll explain."

The girls looted the camp supplies for breakfast, while Ethan checked the corpses, finding only a few gold coins between them. He took them and decided to keep the warhammer as well, just in case they ran into another armored foe.

Once they sat down to eat, and at Beth's questions, Ethan explained how he had come to this world and his contretemps with Lord Delmar. That in turn led to a recounting everything that had happened so far. Beth asked so many questions, that finally Ethan had to call a halt to her interrogation so he could finish eating. Once they were on the road to Alana's clearing, Beth continued her questioning.

She was easily the most curious person he had ever met.

Several times, Ethan caught a