"You are back to your own appearance, I see," Greeted King Goldway, as he and Clari walked out from behind the waterfall after I cleared my throat in the agreed upon signal.
"Yup, it's kind of a long story."
"You arrived a bit later than we expected, did something happen?"
"Like I said, it's kind of a long story. I'll explain as we move, we better not linger too long," I replied with some urgency.
There's a chance that The Empire might pursue me, and I'd rather not take that chance.
"You look so different...in a good way," Remarked Clari with surprise, looking me up and down.
"Oh, uh...thanks, I guess. Well, then, let's get going."