"What's this Cauldron that people keep talking about?"
"It's bad luck to talk about it."
"OK," Daniel said, "so aside from that, what do we need to watch for?"
"You'll want to get hired on." The man sold a bag of potatoes. "Or the guards will be after you. Nobody will hire you, looking like foresters."
Daniel nudged Paul and pointed to the next cart.
"Maybe we should be trading in our furs."
"What do I want with forester furs," the man said when they asked him. "Who's going to buy them?"
"Foresters?" Paul said.
The man snorted but dug into the pile. "I might be able to let these go."
Paul wanted to look at the Page for advice, but it would mean digging through all his furs. Nobody else was carrying a Book, or a Page. He didn't want to stand out even more.
"We need clothes for
