Falls of the Hinterlands Why should I care

She just smiled at Nikan's comment. Secrets had been her whole past life. Secrets had kept her safe. She was good at keeping them too. Zula stopped smiling at Nikan and was now smiling at her past self. She had always liked being a spy. No matter how much she denied it to herself, she couldn't get past the fact that she still did. Maybe again, in the future, she thought.

Zula swallowed when Nikan spoke those last words. She had been taken against her will too. She wasn't a captive anymore, but there were still shackles keeping her tied to him. I remember passing wolf tracks not far from here, maybe we could start there? she suggested.