Sabine's eyes widened as her idea was flung into her face. She raised both her hands in turn and shook her head. "No! It-it is nothing like that. I do not want to steal. Please. I just..."

She felt as though she had failed. Sabine scrambled in her mind to try and recover, taking a deep breath after trailing off and leaning in to speak quietly. "You bought something yesterday. It is in your strongbox. You are in danger because of it. I do not want everyone to know." Sabine turned her eyes quickly to the other customers, hoping that they were not listening in. She turned back to the shopkeeper with a pleading look in her eyes. "We want to help," she whispered. "Please."