As you ponder what you've been told, you become aware of both Vanya and Tihana looking past you toward the center of the camp, and you turn to see the bandits' leader making his way toward your cages.
"It's Dugu," whispers Vanya. "Stay quiet, don't meet his eyes, and whatever you do, don't make him angry."
Dugu walks right up to the side of the cage, then squats down, looking at you through the bars. His grim expression changes slightly, his mouth twisting into a sneer that exposes a set of long, discolored teeth like the stumps of ancient and rotten trees.
"Look what wandered into our camp," he says after a while. "A pup lost in the forest. But not just any pup. This one belongs to the Tribe of the Red Bear. You'll make a worthy prize when I take you back to Zhan-Ukhel. I think he'll have plenty of fun with you, before he kills you."