"Be grateful you have not, for they are an evil race bent on destroying the prophecy and giving Homana over to their foul god Asar-Suti," he says as a rat comes over, hoping someone will give it an order to fill.

"And aye, we are not friendly with them. The Cheysuli and Ihlini have never been boon companions, and despite what my rujholli thinks, we never will."