When Quies saw the signs made by the child beside him, he was surprised, because they did not know how many bandits they might be facing. The old man said, "I know that you are eager to gain experience, but there are too many things that we do not know. Such as the number of bandits and what they are capable of."
Valerian nodded and replied, 'I understand what you mean, Sir Quies. Let us do this, you can come along with me and communicate with the bandits. I can use magic to check if they have mages among them. I will only act when I am sure of everything.'
Quies hesitated but then he recalled how this child had defeated the guards in the morning and nodded. They both got down from the coachman seat and came to inform the Princess about the arrangement.
