"Ze last city in ze wasteland?" Odette asked, eyebrows raising on her face, "Are you sure? I should know not to judge by appearance, but zat tower at ze centre of your city is rather<em>ominous</em>, and our welcome 'ere was not particularly<em>pleasant</em>. If zis is ze way of zis city, I would like to be sure zere are not others to go to. And if not... what 'appened to zem? And by wasteland... 'ow far does zat reach? Et, who sent Carol if not yourself?"