"For now," Nin says, equally unconvinced. "I am sworn to keep others safe, be it from King or from Beast, and I intend to do so. But you're right, for now we can only follow and hope we see what needs doing before it is too late to do it.

"Just be wary, that is all I ask," she adds.

*

"No we are definitely not poachers," Nin says sullenly at the mere suggestion. She says no more about who they serve; if Tristan hasn't seen the need to share that information, Nin sees none either. Perhaps it is best to keep their cards close to the body, for now.

"She seems very intent on hunting this beast herself. Why is that, if I may ask? It cannot be just any ordinary beast, or she could have tasked any skilled hunter to hunt it for her." 

My second question from sizing him up: What does Mort expect us to do? Probably not much beyond the obvious, but asking anyway.