"Last time, Crane was fucking everything up for everyone."

But, it won't be a priority. Which he understands, but... he owes the people of this place. "Let me see what I can do. I'll light a fire under Bufkin to check the records and see if he can find her."

Because if his mother were alive... well, maybe he can be a little sympathetic. Sometimes.

"Yeah. Following behind." As if he didn't show large numbers of them one of the ways out. But it wasn't for them. It was a fuck you to the Adversary. A huge fuck you, freeing slaves when it became apparent that it was demoralising.