"Well, all I know was that he wasn't there that night." Maybe he never stayed in the same place twice; it would make sense, especially since Landel had been to one of his hideouts. Then again, how many places around here were there that a man could hide and not get eaten by monsters?

"I haven't been outside nearly often enough, it seems." Taura looked down at her feet, her shoulders drooping. Though her speed didn't flag in the slightest. "I'm not sure what I should be doing." She'd taken a risk, and so far, they'd lost a lot and gained nothing. Had the basement been entirely a diversion? Or was Marc the diversion? Both?