The elderly Witch smiled and nodded:
"I thought my Illusion Technique could still fool you like it used to. All right, all right, even if you'd chosen wrong I'd still have given you the information. Some unfriendly types have shown up around here lately. The Dragon Feast Cult—you should know that bunch. Ever since I retired I've been living in this city, and I know there's nothing here that ought to attract their attention. The only big news in town recently is the maiden voyage of the Radiant Messenger, so be careful. There's a good chance they've taken a fancy to something on that ship."
Professor Ivins was quite puzzled:
"But I saw that ship at the harbor. It's large, yes, but in the end it's just something built by ordinary people. Does the Dragon Feast Cult really plan to steal the ship and refit it into one of their own things?"
The elderly Witch shook her head; she wasn't sure either:
