Oh. Oh. That explains much, from the accent to the Frostbacks. Myr somehow manages to look both a little chastened and a lot intrigued at Kattrin's explanation of her origins.

"Oh! The, uh--" Same ones who failed to answer the Prophetess when she prayed for aid against the slavers, doesn't seem particularly diplomatic here. "--the Chant does mention them, but not in so much detail. I'm afraid I never studied them much. We didn't hear much about your people as far east as Hasmal, and I'm certain most of what we did hear was wrong."