Emma notices her fascination, but doesn't really know where to start. The city all seems ordinary to her. Large and bustling and often dirty and the same as ever. "Tell me if you want me to talk about things," she tells Holly.

But then they're passing through the main square, and Emma has an even better idea than the riverbank. "Oh, wait wait wait! We should ask them instead."

Them is three old blind women sitting in the middle of the square.

"They know things," she tells Holly and Crystal. "People pay them to know things, because they know so many things. If someone met your brother, they will know."