"Who knows what could have snatched up a child?! Mayhap he's been eaten by goblins, or lured to the swamp by t

"Who knows what could have snatched up a child?! Mayhap he's been eaten by goblins, or lured to the swamp by the wandering lights! Or maybe his poor, sobbing mother with all her false tears strangled him in his sleep, then put him to bed with a shovel somewhere deep in the forest and now looks for someone to mantle the blame? Go to her, squeeze answers from her, make HER tell where her whelp is, but don't be bothering me!"