--- Lily ---
"Surely there's something we can do?" said Green. "I mean, you're pretty much just saying it's best to give up… but that if we do we might still be in trouble,"
"Yes indeed I am. It's not a simple issue," explained Nixilei.
"Well… why not make it simple?" retorted Green.
"Because we just don't know. We don't know who paid off the guards, how likely the lord of the land here is to allow us to mount a defence… and frankly if Kat's willing to wait there's a non-zero chance she makes it to the city ahead of us if she travels at fool speed. The greatest worry would be them barring her from entering once again… but that may be a step too far.
