"I know you're there. I can smell you."
Katelina winced. Sadihra had smelled her, after all. So much for the overpowering stench of camels!
"You heard everything, didn't you?"
Before she could answer a third voice replied, "I already knew." It was Verchiel.
Katelina caught her breath and stepped back, waiting for them to call her out, instead Sadihra asked, "How?" though Katelina couldn't see it, she imagined Verchiel tapping the side of his head as Sadihra said, "You're a mind reader? That wasn't in your official paperwork."
"Probably not. It comes and goes, so it rarely gets counted."
"What do you want? And don't hit on me, I'm not in the mood."
"I'm appalled that you think I'm incapable of a real conversation! For your information, I have them all the time. Well, now and then, at
