Kira, who was already done with her meal and was taking the last bite, paused, her expression shifting.

"He's dead," she said, setting her fork down.

"But how?" Aiden inquired. "He was old but didn't seem like someone who could be easily killed."

"Well, he was killed. Easily," Kira chuckled sadly and then went on to tell them everything from when she first met Baba Razz to how he died, how he was nice to her, and his role in her meeting the elves.

"I felt strangely comfortable around him," she admitted. "I'm not sure how to explain it, but I don't know. His death was painful, and I did...