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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 3588777" data-attributes="member: 11760">Bufer turns and glares at his companions the very moment the baron has dismissed them."The first one of you to breathe a word of this to Heda Littlelark gets to spend the rest of his life sittin' down to pee!" he hisses. "I mean it!""But I already--" Hazel giggles."And if you don't wanna find yourself growin' somethin' unnatural, you'll keep yer mouth shut too, missy! Don't think I won't do it, either! I know people: Things could happen!" Bufer points at her sternly and holds her gaze until her grin mostly subsides, then exhales sharply and looks up at Constable Ward Bridger. "Constable, I owe you an apology. I misjudged you somethin' fierce, yesterday, and threw a pretty harsh fit at ye as a result. That was right charitable what you did for Katadid and Kem, and we appreciate it greatly. Well, most of us, anyway. Emmerson and Tucker have always spoke right highly of you, and now I see why. If you ever need anythin', sir, I'm your gnome.""Well, I may be the baron's man, but I serve the law, and the law says that even Tock Chandler gets a proper defense," Bridger says simply, and Bufer nods in agreement."If you'll all excuse me," the gnome says, "Before we all get thrown outta here, I gotta see a wizard about a kobold."With that, Bufer hops off the bench and marches off towards Khenemet-Apep. Feeling himself being watched, Bufer looks up just in time to see the baron's eyes flick back down to the slate in his hands, a look of bemusement playing across his features. Bufer wrinkles his nose and wonders for a split second what he's on about before drawing himself up to his full height before the Kemite wizard."Excuse me, sir," he says as gently as possible, trying to draw the wizard's attention, "But I just wanted to come over and congratulate you. And to say that I hope there ain't any hard feelings. I hope you understand that, from where I was standing yesterday, I believed I had a duty, sir, to Maidensbridge as well as to Kem. If you've been injured by any of this, I apologize."The Wizard of Green Mountain half-opens his mouth before something apparently occurs to him, and he shuts his mouth, choosing his words carefully."Thank you for your apology, Master Potentloins. I feel certain we will be seeing more of each other in the future. Now, I will take my leave; I have not slept except for a few minutes on a jailhouse bench earlier."Carrying his cat in his arms, Khenemet-Apep walks to the door to the antechamber before turning, looking back, and bowing in farewell to the assembled party.Hazel moves toward Constable Bridger and lightly clears her throat."Sir? I just wanted to thank you for speaking up for Kat and the rest. Do you think ... I mean, who's going to tell their families? About the falls, I mean."The constable scowls, turning Hazel and himself away from the baron and sheriff."When I see the bodies, I'll be the one to tell them. Don't start burying them until then, Hazel.""Not until then, sir," she agrees, giving a tight-lipped smile.Bufer watches Khenemet-Apep and his cat make their way out of Midwood Hall, blinking in surprise at having been brushed off so easily."Bugger," he says, making up his mind, then hikes up his robe and runs through the door after the wizard. "Mister Wizard, sir! Begging your pardon, sir, but there was somethin' else."You see, after hearing your testimony, I found myself wondering -- and I appreciate this is kinda awkward given what we just been through, but as you say, I have a knack for the dangerously stupid -- I was wondering if you might allow me to reconsider your offer to apprentice with you in the Black Tower and learn the ways of the Green Mountain Kobolds, so that I might --" Bufer breaks off and looks over his shoulder to check for potential eavesdroppers, then leans forward and lowers his voice. "So that I might find a way to make peace between them and the folks of Midwood and Wit's End."It might be a fool's errand, I know. Lord Rubik and the baron both would probably tell me it is, right after they slapped me upside the head for even considering it, but on the off-chance it succeeds, it would prevent a rather messy and inconvenient war in your backyard, not to mention get both this Tiamat faction and the baron off your back as far as helping them do the other in is concerned."Khenemet-Apep stares in astonishment a moment, then his face slowly twists into a smile."Perhaps, perhaps. I can certainly sketch out what I know for you and perhaps make a few introductions," he says. "But you will forgive me if, after the experiences of the last day, I will need a gesture of good faith on your part. But that is a matter for another time. I am to bed. I will be in contact with you, Master Potentloins."And with that, Khenemet-Apep and his cat march off to the Shady Dragon Inn. Bufer waits until the wizard and his cat are out of sight before heaving a sigh of relief."'You do have a knack for wandering into the bear's cave, don't you?'" he mutters to himself, quoting the Kemite from the day before.</blockquote>

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