Nina's eyes follow Tayyib as he goes, the lines in her face seeming deeper, heavier.

"So people say," she answers Andronika, with a sigh. "Most seem to think she has gone back to South Naelor, where she's from. After all, what's left for her, here?"

She takes the coins absently, and wraps all of Tayyib's purchases carefully in paper so they will not stain when they leave. Still, she looks towards where he has gone, and there's a sharp glint of a decision made as she turns back to Andronika.

"I will not promise anything... but I will do what I can, for you. For him. Come back in four days' time."