[resolute] No, it certainly can't!

No. [mostly because she hasn't actually listened to them--just clawed the soldier in the face when he startled her in her cave. but nevermind] But going this direction in these mountains, they could hardly get anywhere else without passing through Kingsbury at least.

Oh, yes! [she shifts positions so Hawk can better see a tiny black kitten, hardly old enough for his eyes to be open] This is my son, Morgan.