City of Orussus, The Red Dragon Inn VIII

[Bront]

"You could, but sometimes apples go bad. It's not the tree's fault. Just like there are some bad doggies, but it doesn't mean all doggies are bad."

 

[Rystil Arden]

"But sometimes it is the tree's fault, right? And so I can't know which one is which...there's many many stuff I don't know cuz I'm just a little girl...I don't want to be with the Mongrelfolk--Even if they weren't evil, every time I saw the dog symbol of the Mongrel that Scun used when he was killing my poor doggie, it would make me feel sad and lonely and scared, and I don't like it when that happens."

 

[Bront]

"Not usually. Usually it's just a bad apple."

Vanitri nods "That I do understand little one. But if you'll let me help, I'd be glad to find you a fine mentor and a home. To turn my back now would be to abandon what I've believed all my life. How did you get here anyway? Where are you from? Didn't anyone offer to look after you?"

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Well...I guess I can use lots of help, maybe, since I don't know how hard it is to find a mentaur, and they might be in a maze or something, but I think Mister Kitty Cat says the ones we want have wings instead and they can take you under the wings and teach you to fly."

"Well, I used to live with Mommy and Daddy, but they are gone now...Then Doggie came to be with me, but then a big mean bag doggie attacked, and Doggie tried to save me and some other people, and he got really badly hurt trying to save us and then an evil Scun killed him. Then evil Scun's little friend who was probably also evil because he was Scun's friend, even though he had a third doggie too, named Cade said he would look after me, but I'm afraid of him because he's Scun's friend, and then a dwarf named Dagummit took me back here, and he was with Scun too, but he left, and he told me he didn't think it was right what they did to my poor Doggie, and then Mister Kitty Cat said he would help me find a mentaur who would teach me magic just like Mommy and then we went to the inn again, and then that warrior guy over there said 'Greetings little lady' and then I said 'Hi there, Mister Warrior Guy' and then you said 'You know, the Freefolk teach magic to special children like you' and then I said 'Free-foke? I think Doggie and I saw some of them in our wanderings once.' And then you said the Freefolk are good a lot of times, and I said they were bad a lot of times, and then you said 'But if you'll let me help, I'd be glad to find you a fine mentor and a home. To turn my back now would be to abandon what I've believed all my life. How did you get here anyway? Where are you from? Didn't anyone offer to look after you?' And then I answered you..."

 

[Bront]

Vanitri chuckles. "Well, I don't know what that Cade person ment by looking after you, but I'm sure he wants you to find a good home, and so do I. So, do you think you'll let me help you?"

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Umm...well, I guess so. Just please don't kill Mister Kitty Cat's doggie named Triton! I think Mister Kitty Cat loves his doggie very much, just like I loved my Doggie...and so it will make him very very sad if it dies."

 

[Bront]

Vanitri smiles reassuringly "I won't kill any doggies unless they're bad and I have to. Ok?"

 

[ajanders]

"..... then I said 'Hi there, Mister Warrior Guy' and then you said 'You know, the Freefolk teach magic to special children like you' and then I said 'Free-foke? I think Doggie and I saw some of them in our wanderings once.' And then you said the Freefolk are good a lot of times, and I said they were bad a lot of times, and then you said 'But if you'll let me help, I'd be glad to find you a fine mentor and a home. To turn my back now would be to abandon what I've believed all my life. How did you get here anyway? Where are you from? Didn't anyone offer to look after you?' And then I answered you..."

Michael wanders back from the bar, catches the tail end of the monologue right between the eyes, and staggers a bit.
"Young lady, how old are you?" he asks. "I just want to know at what point in their lives females become totally incomprehensible."
He catches Mearran's eye and nods carefully, thinking Mearran sounds more mature than Laynie, and presumably is the more responsible of the pair.

 

[Rystil Arden]

"I won't kill any doggies unless they're bad and I have to. Ok?"

"That's not enough--don't kill Mister Kitty Cat's doggie ever! Mister Kitty Cat loves his doggie named Triton, and he told me he's a good doggie."

"Young lady, how old are you?" he asks. "I just want to know at what point in their lives females become totally incomprehensible."

"Umm....I don't remember anymore. Sorry Mister Rock Guy...My Mommy and Daddy used to give me a nice cake on my birthday, but then they died and I'm not old enough yet to know when it's time again by myself, and Doggie didn't know either..."

 

[Bront]

"That's not enough--don't kill Mister Kitty Cat's doggie ever! Mister Kitty Cat loves his doggie named Triton, and he told me he's a good doggie."

"As long as Triton doesn't try to kill me, I won't try to Triton." Vanitri says. "Promise."