Pieter & Ithelus

Mrs Flycher was backed against the wall, looking up in terror at the figure of the elf who had broken into her home. Pieter immediately noticed the rack of butcher's tools - hooks and cleavers and other fearsome implements - a little way to the woman's left. By her terrified body language, however, the thought of reaching for them had not even crossed her mind.

"I can't tell you anything," she mumbled. "Don't know nothing. Bernhardt said he weren't gone long. He'll come back. He'll see."

Standing behind Pieter, Leopold glanced back over his shoulder at the door. There was no sign of the butcher, yet.