"Cassandra," he said gently, grasping her by the wrist and holding on firmly, "I don't think that either of us should be walking into the fog right now. There's a lot of bad business going on in this city and we would probably be smart to go back into the inn."

A pause. It would be best to push the curiosity down, walk back into the inn and pull her along. But--

A sigh. "What won't take long?"