"Jeane."
"Hm…" she barely looked up from the rune fragments she was observing.
There were so many questions for this woman that Kidd had to write them down. At a loss, he read them off. "How old are you? Do you have a true rune? What's your meas—"
He choked on the last part and didn't dare read the rest.
Jeane had her gaze on him now. "My age is…" she motioned for Kidd to come closer. "… a secret. There isn't a true rune on me."
"That doesn't help much!"
"Zerase probably knows, but she won't tell."
"Who?"
"Hee hee."