The idea was that the girls would take mushroom cakes with them and after convincing the slavers that they were lost and asking for help, they would offer the cakes in return. It was anguish waiting for the preparations to be completed. Meanwhile, Isobeau and Ruis were able to reconnoiter without blasting in and battling the men on their own. It gave me pause - maybe Aurie was right that the others were listening to me but that they had good ideas too and I needed to trust them.

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