Tobias watched Anthony. Did he do this on purpose? Still, he dared not actively tell the man to leave, for fear of angering him. It wasn't smart to anger someone who held a scandalous piece of information on him.

When he looked at the door again, he resisted the urge to groan. A redheaded young woman, barely past girlhood, though visibly pregnant, entered the inn, followed by an old fisherman with a bushy beard. Just when he thought things couldn't get any worse. Why was Ben here?

The two approached, but Ben's eyes narrowed on Anthony. He helped Alice down into a chair, and before Tobias could say anything, Ben said: "A word with you, Tobias?", not moving his eyes away from Anthony, as if watching an ill-behaved dog he didn't trust.