Idalene and Mincham walk into the Prancing Pony and find an empty table.
"It's nice to be away from Fornost," Idalene says.
"The sounds in Bree are certainly more cheerful," Mincham says.
"Thank you for allowing me to join you on the trip."
"I don't often have company when I travel so it was nice."
"I thought the talk about spirits was just people trying to scare me," Idalene says. "I never thought I'd run into something like Olathron."
"She was more active than other spirit's I've seen in the fields. I do wonder what made her so aggressive."
"I still have nightmares about the things she whispered in my head. All the dancing and swinging that knife around was terrifying. She kept whispering in my head, telling me to kill everyone."
"Hopefully some time away from Fornost will ease our dreams," Mincham says.
"I'm going to stay at Trestlebridge. I can't go back to your camp."
"I understand. I have little choice in returning. I simply can't abandon the duty to watch Fornost or the graves of my wife and daughter."
"You want to make sure the graves aren't violated again," Idalene says.
"Yes, while the spirit was defeated I can't let my guard down. Having dreams of my dead wife attacking me hurt worse than I expected it to."
"You have to remember that it had nothing to do with your wife."
"I know," Mincham says "but it doesn't change the fact that it was her face that I saw. All I can be thankful for is that my daughter was left in peace. I returned my wife to her resting place but I can't forget that her rest was disturbed."
"I'm sure she doesn't blame you for that."
"But it is my fault. If I hadn't allowed my loneliness to force me to call them to Fornost they would never have died."
"You couldn't have known what would happen," Idalene says.
"But I did know that it was dangerous. I know bringing them to Fornost put them in danger."
"You can't let the past control you."
"We are nothing if not our memories," Mincham says. "All the memories I treasure are of my family so all I am is what they made me."
"All you can do is honor them with your actions."
"I know and I intend to just that. We should just be glad that Olnathron is gone and will never be seen again."
"That at least is a reason to celebrate," Idalene says.