Nick put down his spoon and pushed his bowl of ice cream to the side. He clasped his hands and rested his forearms on the table as he looked at Nuir.
"Those two. Squawks and Lily. They wanted payment for their help. I didn't have anything else to give them. That's why I had to give them your arrows."
Nick could tell that Nuir wanted to ask what they could possibly do to help.
"The other day, the same day that you came here, a friend of a friend was kidnapped and smuggled out of the forest."
For some reason, Nick's serious attitude had Nuir's thoughts running through sludge. But Nuir could still figure out what that meant. Outside the forest meant humans. Humans were involved in the kidnapping.
"Those two told us where to find Tair in exchange for the arrows. If possible, they are also going to help us get him back."
Nuir nodded. That was a good enough reason for him to agree to give away the arrows.
However, Nick wasn't done yet.
