Shar said nothing, but Selûne's strange, unceasing laughter left Hill almost certain that someone among the followers of Dark Night was trying to slip into this expedition and stir up trouble.
It was easy enough to understand why they would interfere. In the minds of followers who had served the goddess of Dark Night for so long, Shar's hostility toward Selûne and Mystra could never be changed by her seemingly friendly relationship with the Undead.
So as far as those troublemaking followers were concerned, they only had to steer clear of Edna and Leonard while carrying out their schemes. Hill had no doubt on that point: Shar's followers would never act on their own. They would pray to their goddess before doing anything.
The Darknight Temple had never believed in telling her afterward. Secrets had to be kept from fellow followers, but they had to be reported to the goddess of Dark Night first. Anything done "for the goddess's sake" without her consent would be seen as a challenge to her.
Shar knew Edna's identity and was on reasonably good terms with Hill. At a time like this, she certainly would not allow her followers to attack Edna and Leonard directly. Besides, if Shar did not do it herself, who could put that lady down for good?
And driving Edna into a corner would only help Mystra awaken, wouldn't it?
Shar had no interest in going down in Toril's histories as an eager sponsor of Mystra's return.
Hill had also long had the feeling that Shar did not really want Edna to recover her memories and Mystra's power so soon, even knowing it was bound to happen eventually.
Perhaps the Daughter of Dark Night wanted to enjoy the spectacle a little longer.
Selûne felt much the same. For all her