Anurr and his two undead companion — worse for the wear of travel after the horsecar's explosion — have been idling at a respectful distance away from the caravan's encampment, all the better to avoid startling the living travellers.

Even Arha's people appear to give them a wide berth, and so, when Xie Lian draws near, the borrowed face of Anurr's Haltham body brightens in a lopsided approximation of a smile.

"We BrOu GhT yo uR fRiEn Ds."