“No,” Riff said. The man closed his eyes, visibly resigning himself to the news. “I must go and so should you.” He started to rise. The bond between a druid and her shieldwarden had many benefits. Though they couldn't see into each other's mind and know their thoughts, the ability to sense emotion in the other was strong and she had no more registered Robon's words than Two Elks reached out across the table and locked a hand on the man's shoulder. Robon tried to continue to rise, but was easily lowered back onto the bench. “You are not going anywhere without us,” Gaidel said. If Master Almoriz had informed Magister Dagbar of their impending arrival and the Magister sent Robon to find them, then Ghile was not here. That meant he was somewhere in the Deepwood and the Magister offered the

