Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-25754873-20141220155141/@comment-67.22.249.68-20141230020012

Slythe watched Glosur and his entourage leave. Whe she tought he was out of earshot, she turned to Eureka. It was time to lay down the seeds.

"So, that Glosur character seemed awfully secretive if you ask me."

"Lots of people are like that, even me. Especially me."

"But still. If he's so keen on being friends, why isn't he letting you know what's going on? And besides, a Dwarf who leaves when the drinking and eating starts is suspcious in and of itself."

"Are you suggesting that he has some kind of sinister underlying motive?"

"Well, no, he's a Dwarf. They're not clever enough to have an underlying motive. I'm simply suggesting that maybe he's hiding something from you, and that he might not be entirely trustworthy."

"Have you even seen these gifts he's brought? If he was in any way untrustworthy, why would he bring tons of lavish gifts to cement my trust in him?"

"BECAUSE he's untrustworthy! Think about it! If he was in fact untrustworthy he would have even more reason to give gifts. And besides, how many people outside of this fortress know that you can't drink anything but melon juice? Certainly a king of the Red Mountains wouldn't just happen to know that. If he knows that, it suggests he researched you before coming here. And that just stinks of foul play."

"Slythe, this is King Glosur of Orocarni we're talking about here. What reason could he have to be deceptive?"

"How am I supposed to know, I'm not psychic."

"Hang on, what did Glosur mean when he said 'interesting ways of getting exotic items'?"

"He was probably trying to sow distrust between us."

"I think we're about done with this conversation, Slythe." Eureka had a very final tone in his voice. He was making it clear that this was the end of the topic. "You have to get back to your corporate Empire back in Harad, and I have a kingdom to rule. See you anon."

Slythe walked down the road away from the Grey Keep toward the South. Once she was out of sight, she took a small pouch from her pocket, opened it, and took out the herb Amroth had given Eureka.

"Despite being so tall, he was curiously difficult to pickpocket. Well, it was definitely worth it. This herb will fetch me a hefty sum."