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We were left alone with our newfound friend. Xander stepped up to her as I stood by her side and smiled at her. "I am sorry circumstances were so against you. Generally the citizens are not so suspicious of each other."
She shook her head. "It's fine. I'm just glad my coin was worth enough for this bread."
"How did you come by it?" Xander asked her.
Her eyes flickered away from him and she bit her lower lip. "I. . .I found it in the lake a long time ago."
"Near the Chasma?" he wondered.
She shook her head. "I can't remember."
"Nester, we still have company," Spiros spoke up as he swept his eyes over the area. A few curious faces peeked out from behind the window shutters and curtains.
The young woman clutched her bread to her chest and half-turned away from us. "I shoul
