"Then don't touch it," she said, and went to scoop the cloak up off its hanger, fastening it around her shoulders and pulling her hair out from under it so it fanned across the green and gathered in the hood.

"Check that chest for clothing," she said, nodding to a large wooden chest at the foot of the bed.

"Unless you just wanna hang out up here for a while while I have an audience with our host."