Swamped

Well. It's always useful to get a read on why someone is asking. So you give it your best sarcastic voice.

"What makes you think the Rider of the Swamp would be all the way out in the desert?"

She looks... strangely worried. More worried than she has since you caught her.

"I don't have any idea what reason he might have for being here. I don't even care what the reason is. I just need to know if he is."

Now you try to sound curious, rather than suspicious.

"Why would that make any difference? Why would you care if some infamous swamp outlaw magically turned up in the desert one day?"

She pauses.

"I'll tell you if you assure me he's not here," she says.

Assure. That's an interesting word.

Is it worth bluffing? That would fall apart the moment she saw him - well, if she knows what he looks like, which she might well not. You know there are a lot of stories about him, most of which get one detail or another wrong.

Maybe it would be better to be honest about it. She might clam up or do something desperate, though. She seems awfully scared of the idea he might be here.

What should you tell her?