House Call

Vail, intimidating? "That she is," he agreed in a voice that made it difficult to tell whether or not he was being serious or silly.

Odysseus zeroed in on Shaye's limp almost immediately. As they walked and talked he couldn't help but roll around possible explanations for it. Yes, it was possible - likely even - that she'd sprained it in the fall, but it was equally likely that it had developed an infection and the swelling was making the limb painful to walk on. Dare he ask? Maybe he'd lull her into a false sense of security first andd then attack - verbally - when she least expected it. Maybe then he'd get an in depth answer.

"It's here in the plains." Actually...

Odysseus looked back over his shoulder and sure enough, the top of the massive oak he'd chosen could be seen over the rest. He motioned towards it, then said, "See that tall oak over there? There was a hollow in the rocks at the base of it that I dug out."

"Odysseus" and "Olafur"