Heron Lake Plateau running low on words

Maybe he had messed up names or maybe she had never been here. He supposed he could have dreamed the whole thing. No need to dwell though because he (sort of) got the answer he wanted. His head nodded. He moved a few steps forward before he paused. You never gave me a name. Do I just say the second-in-command sent me? Because it sounded like a guaranteed way to get chased out of here with such vague info.