<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/90/Wei-xiaobao.jpg)</div><br/>Wei kept a careful eye on the boy as he moved closer, and relaxed slightly as he passed by their hiding place and continued on. His eyes narrowed at the sight of the ring.<em>Aren't you a little young to be carrying something like that around?</em>One more puzzle to be worked out.<br/><br/>The screech from somewhere further into the valley didn't do much to improve his mood, but he was more curious about the boy ... if that was truly what he was ... and how he reacted to it.<em>Not afraid. Well, not entirely unafraid, but not terrified either. That's something scary but familiar? And something not entirely pleasant ... though that's hardly a surprise, now is it?</em><br/><br/>He glanced at the river, cocking his head to the side as he studied it.<em>Just what were you doing there? Setting an alarm perhaps?</em>He glanced up and down-river to make sure there were no other unexpected visitors before making his way cautiously to where Canticle was.<br/><br/>"Since you seem to know more about this than the rest of us, have you any idea what was being done there?" he murmured, gesturing towards the river. "Was that some kind of alarm being set? And if so, how do we get past without setting it off?"