“I can tell.” Chilchuck didn’t even have to think twice about it. He brushed himself off as he took them in from a healthy distance.

More tall-men—really tall. The one with the dark hair easily cleared even Laios. “Alright, first things first. My name’s Chilchuck and I help oversee a village a few miles from here. I can escort you there. Last thing, I’m not a kid so process that on the trip up.”