Whether or not she could assuage his suspicions remained to be seen. You couldn't judge a book by its cover, but sometimes the title was a pretty good indication of the contents. And considering it looked like she'd only just gotten here, he had to wonder how she'd gotten ahold of Spirit paint so quickly...and thought to paint it Nightmare colors.

"I see." He got the sense that 'sorceress' was only a part of the answer. "I am Master Eraqus. While you're here, I'm afraid this realm is a trouble even under favorable circumstances, and it seems lately things have taken a turn for even more troublesome."