"It could be both. There's a scary thought," he said cheerfully.

He watched her, eager to see what might be in the trap. It looked like it might be heavy. He braced himself against the side so that he could lean for a better view. He laughed when he saw what they had managed. "Maker, if this is what we have to look forward to in all of the others, we'll have just enough to make some fancy Orlesian dish that's all plate with a tiny dollop of food. We ought to throw that little one back. There's bound to be some natural retribution for eating babies, wouldn't you think?"

When she had it close enough to the boat, he reached over to help pull it in and set it out of the way. "That was our test trap." He straightened up and gestured at the water. "The next one is the full one. I'm sure of it."