If they are wise. [Damen will not hesitate to defend himself and Laurent, if he has to. He's no fan of wholesale slaughter and prefers an honorable fight, but the people here are without honor, if they would shove someone for so much as existing.]

...As have I. Beasts I have only heard of in children's scary stories. [After a little while, Damen judges their position safe enough, away from the hostile people of the town. He lowers himself to an old stump, tugging Laurent down gently with him with the arm around his shoulders.] Were we drugged? Brought here by ship?