"I'm sorry t'say I don't know much more'n you do now."

She opens the door for her, recounting everything that's happened in the past twenty minutes as they make their way out into the afternoon sun.

"So, y'see, it ain't the normal bar fare, so far as I'm understandin'. Sounds t'me like someone, or some thing, had a hand in this. Which is how come I thought y'might be able t'help. Short'a findin' who did this, which appears nigh on impossible right now, there's only a few things that might help."

The closer they get to the little shelter she set him in, the clearer a small bounding ball of frenetic energy can be seen. Kate clucks.

"I told 'im t'stay hidden."

No self-preservation.