Aware that none of the children have been injured, Thrice doesn't slow or stop; rather, he just keeps going on his rounds of Baedal. For Bruce, the identity of the bike courier will remain a mystery for a little while longer.

...but not too much longer. After he'd finished doing a few more laps of the cantons that border the river and returned to the messenger depot for a shower, Thrice went off in search of a good cafe to sit, get a bit of food, and digest what he'd learned about his new city.