"Somehow you're sounding like you're having a harder time leaving it than the rest of us," Vale pointed out.
"Well, it is tempting… We are raiders, after all. It was an easier thing, when we could just snatch what we wished for. And we still can. It just wouldn't last very long," Harland said.
"Well fought, for holding out on your instincts then," Vale said with a laugh. "And as for what Silverfish mentioned, we will keep an eye on that fool throughout the day, Princess. If he takes a single step closer than he ought to, we'll give him the fright of his life."
"You need not to any of that," Penelope said. "But thank you regardless… Oh, he's beckoning me again. I suppose he'll want to move soon enough."
