Patch POV

He squatted while sweeping the stone floor and watched the orcs traipse in and out of the shrine itself, talking in Orcish about the preparations. Maybe they forgot that he understood their language. That he’d learned it as Intelligence Chief once it became apparent that the shifters would be dealing a lot more with the orcs. 

And as he watched the monks and nuns painting their faces with ritual markings, dusting a stone altar, and lighting more candles all the while ...