"We'd chosen Renchurch to stop at. It was marked on Vermelt's map as a safe enough haven to hole up in and lic

"We'd chosen Renchurch to stop at. It was marked on Vermelt's map as a safe enough haven to hole up in and lick our wounds... How I wish that had been true... Vermelt was the first to perish. He was attacked by one of the monsters hiding in the stables. It tossed him about like a feather, and threw him down an ancient well. His shout echoed for a long time, and I didn't hear the sound of him landing. And then..." Anoriel pauses and turns away, hiding her eyes.