He looked at all of them and stopped his gaze on the woman he saw in the streets. She was looking composed and expressionless as she stood at the back with the men in front of her.
Ranalf was ahead of all of them, and he walked to Tompkin and said, "Like the kid said, you didn't run fast." He put his arm around the shoulder of Tompkin.
"Now, now fellas," Jaegar spoke loudly and rang out. Then he continued, "If you return the tome, I will be on my way."
Ranalf and others looked at him with a serious look for a second and then burst into laughter. "Seriously, kid, do you know what you are talking about?"
Jaegar nodded. "Yes."
"You think we would hand over that book if you just asked? Do we look like fools?"
Again, Jaegar nodded. "Certainly you are."
