Miri continues talking to Aldrich. "Mmm, true. If--Gods forbid--the boy dies, or we somehow fail the mission, do you think Lady Dulcea would rescind her offer of freedom?"

She opens her mouth to continue, but freezes at the mention of goblons. "Shall I risk a defensive ward?" she mumbles. "It -is-...you know, magic. But I'd rather risk angering the locals over...well, dying."