Ankyra Sound working hard or hardly working

This was going great, Sam thought, and then he remembered that he was stealing a baby. Curse his conscience. It had no place in business – he would not get this chance again, and Sobeille needed that skull. For.. something. Decoration? He hoped so – Sam would not entertain the idea that his mistress was some kind of grubby witch.

He walked behind Lilimar, poked his head between both sets of legs, and scooped their little body up and back onto his own neck before there could be any protesting.

"Pretty heavy," he remarked, shimmying to adjust the weight. "Good job mom." Where was she?