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"Your information is timely, your anger is somewhat understandable given the current situation." He blinked almond shaped brown eyes at the show of human anger as the man began to trod away. He found humanity rather amusing in their emotions, they flared up like campfires at the smallest provocation. A bit like squirrels in that respect. He considered beneath the King's Palace as a difficult proposition, he had no illusions that they were looking for what he was carrying. Where is the first place they would check? The home of the local lord.

"So escorting me has nothing to do with you escaping the death that awaits you if you remain here? Well who am I to look a gift human in the mouth, lead on." He adjusted the heavy box on his arm and glanced around the demolished marketplace, eyes on the exits.

"We may wish to stick to alleyways or rooftops, how are you are climbing?"