I think there is merit in knowing what people think and say, if they are willing to say it. Perhaps if I could find enough the truth will be in there somewhere.

[ At the very least, she'll learn more about the people she's been thrown in with, and that's no small thing either. ]

I am open to suggestions on who among the natives I should speak to. My first inclination is to go to the queen herself, but I thought it might be politic to give it some time.

[ Respect the woman's mourning. She's been there before. And truthfully, Medusa would want to know more about this woman who can find the answers Medusa never could herself— an answer so specific and yet so fantastic that it must be true. ]