Caleb wasn't certain that their hearts were out wandering, but he was happy to help. To return this strangers' heart, they would need to scour the village and castle until they found whoever it was. To find Essek's, if it was out there, they would have to hope that the person showed up--or that it was obvious, if they decided to toy with it.

There was a protectiveness blooming in his chest. He nodded. The trust felt content and right, and the unspoken part of those things, that Caleb was capable of the sort of dirty pool that might be necessary.

"Let's start in the castle and work our way out from there?"