"At first glance," G'raha echoes, with a little smile as Felih cuddles against him and a soft purr beginning to build in his chest. "Until proven otherwise, I think I would like to believe in the people here, strange as the land might be... even if Duplicity has rather spoiled my ability to do so."

Even the people of Eulmore had been able to turn their lives around for the better once Vauthry's power over them had been broken, but the people of Duplicity were another matter entirely.

"You still have not yet seen the First, have you?" he asks, after a moment of cuddling and purring, waiting for others to board the carriage. He has to ask, for if time has passed for him it could be the same for Felih.