In response to Tarowyn and Bhartus, Sir Whiteclove turns the boy's face to his own, hunches down, and looks directly into his eyes, silently for an entire two minutes. "Would you decieve us boy? I've been deceived recently by those I had trusted so I am no longer so open to bluffs..."
Dalik stares back into his eyes the sheriff's eyes, obviously intimidated, but still confident when he says, "No sir. I'm just a poet, a bard. Aenid decreed that we seek out heroes for their acts, not for their deaths. Leave that to the Laughing God."
No one senses that the child is bluffing. Just FYI, bards on the whole have a reputation for good in this world, though there are always exceptions.
The sheriff quips, "Good enough for me."
Whiteclove stands back up and responds to Whitney, "Yes, my Lady. I have had cause to arrest many a thief posing as entertainer in my time. I can provide you with what you need."