Sunbeam Lair i promised i wouldn’t do it again

“She is dead.”
Thade looked surprised. He knew what that meant, but how it applied to Mother was almost troubling. Oh, he said softly, looking over his shoulder in the direction of where she — the child thief — would lie for all eternity. He had been worried all this time that she would catch up, and he had imagined the way she would treat him when she did… That was all done now?
Well, tha’s good. He didn’t know how to feel relief, let alone show it, but he did seem to know how to express it verbally. The stray prince started to look around, eyes searching for a headway. D’you know the way t’get outta here? Thade asked, turning his attention back to Cenric expectantly.