Hoshor Plains allowance

Dutch didn't think he knew the name Alaric, but — "Seal?" he said uncertainly. "The little love of the seal hunter boy?" Perhaps it was just a popular name! Or perhaps she was quite a bit older than he'd imagined. Even Ariadne seemed young to him, so much so that he would not ask for her aid in this without also asking for moonwoman's.

He hoped that Alaric was older. Perhaps Seal was apprenticing under him.

"I will seek them," he said, feeling uneasy but determined all the same. "Thank you, Ariadne."

With that out of the way, he relaxed just a fraction. "How are the others?" he asked her. "I worried for you all while I was away."