bayes tale was brief and to the point , for there was much he could not tell even the lady of astoria , but the news of jays disappearance , the death of his father and two of her servants , and news that there was a vile man on the loose willing to kill anyone who impeded his desperate search for some lost artifact was disturbing enough that she did not think to ask if there could possibly be more to the tale , and knowing the teller thereof , he wouldnt likely be any more forthcoming than he already was .