“What news do they bring us from SteelTown?” I ask, looking back up at Dragonsbane.
“None,” she admits, through clenched teeth. “Yet.”
“I thought they might be a bit more forthcoming to their Prinz,” I say, gesturing to Seven beside me.
Seven doesn’t understand what I’m saying either, but he recognizes his title, his forehead creasing.
“They’ll tell us what we want to know, eventually,” Dragonsbane says, waving a dismissive hand.
“Will they really?” I ask her. “I was under the impression that was not usually the case.”
Dragonsbane’s eyes find Spiros behind me, but before she can reprimand him, I continue. “Seven is their Prinz; they’ll tell him the truth if he can convince them to turn against the Kaiser. Many of these men know him—or at least they know of his legendary skills in bat
