"You could kill them now, before it comes. That would be a mercy, believe me." His grin is all teeth. "I am the expert."

The expression is quickly dropped. "No, mate, I do not see how you could do it. Now that he has robbed my lord he has almost everything he needs, I heard them say it. And then down the veil and all this, everywhere. And he is the Dread Wolf himself and you are--? [ He can still move one shoulder enough to suggest a shrug. ] An Inquisition?