14:
The delivery was a trick.
I can't really say I'm surprised by this.
The mutt who follows me is a coward, but then, I suppose this "Sparrow" was a soft, weak woman, unable to command the obedience of even a simple animal. No matter. Even if I were to punish him for his cowardice, he would not understand. I spared him.
But yes. The delivery was a sham. Apparently, this "Reaver" sacrifices the youth and beauty of others to some shadowy deities, in exchange for his own. I do not especially care about beauty – I worry only that the loss of my youth will make me ineffective.
There was a girl there, taken, possibly, as an alternative. It did not even occur to me that I could have given them the girl, instead, until just now.
Pity.