The witch writer tells the others that they're going to settle down in the city, beat the crap out of the khols, and then they'll all be safe and sound. They're not going to kill anyone, he says, because they've been warned not to go there. The bastards have arrived, and they want to kill someone, but they can't do it in your case because you're a witch. You see, not all witches are idiots, says the witch