"What makes you think the two dead bandits are weird, anyhow? If it's some murderous freakshow, he'd have killed someone in the village- and folk around here seem awful peaceable for that to've happened." Lothar shrugged. "I'm interested in cleaning out the bandits 'cause I figure we might be able to turn 'em to honest work rather'n kill 'em."

He nodded to Illiiya. "Less death, eh, Ill?"