The cold panic that choked Neila when she heard a voice over her shoulder made her jump. She didn't run though, only turned to look at the man with an expression of pure fear.
She had no idea if he was a wizard, if she would had been caught and would be punished, but his words made her stay in place instead of fun.
"N-not many know the Good Book anymore, do they?" She took a breath and steadied herself and called on faith and hope to help her.
"Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart," she tested, using the end of a verse from Psalm to both test him and remind herself to show none of her fear.