“Everybody’s been whispering that the ‘Works got defeated, but I ain’t seen nuthin’ different ‘round here. What part’s defeated?”

“I heard they killed an Iron in town last trade!”

“Yeh, but he was a notorious troublemaker. I heard he heisted trains for fun so no wonder they killed ‘im!”

“My sister said they’re finally putting a brothel up in Steel Horse.”

“Yeh, well, we’ve heard that ten times before so I’ll believe it when I see it.”

“There sure were a lot of people ‘surveying’ town last trade. Maybe we’re getting some better roads or buildings?”

“There was a whole lot of talk about psions and Fallows last trade. Something’s up...”