The Whispered Name

The man saw the three of them and stumbled, spilling half the water from the basin. Duncan moved to help him, but the man brusquely slapped his hand away.

His expression changed rapidly, from terror to helplessness, though he tried to mask it. Gideon, however, noticed the shift immediately.

The man adopted a calm tone, but his hostility was evident. "You're tourists, right? You've come to the wron