"The merchant." Hendrik repeated softly. "Somehow I can recall a few barely remembered words spoken with someone who held that title here." His greenish blue eyes then closed momentarily before opening them again and focusing on Lily. "I wonder if that is indeed the same man that I had spoken to during my previous tenure here in this place."

Little snippets of conversation ran through his mind like whispers, but every time he sought to snag one of the memories, it disappeared like smoke.

The knight sighed and slightly shook his head. "Then we must be vigilant, and keep our eyes on the merchant and those that we hold dear."