Marcus, having over a dozen different natural tressures being held in front of him. Took a couple of them and began eating so as to not seem rude.
Certainly, Forlorieous had been a bit weird when they first met. But he still needed their help. So, for now he would try to be friendly.
"If it is alright, may I ask you to help me with a certain problem that some acquaintances of mine are having?" Marcus said, in between bites of the delicious black fruit he was eating.
Smiling, Forlorieous said, "Sure, but I have something I want to ask you first. How did you get in here without my noticing? My barrier should have alerted me to another great spirit entering my domain immediately, but it did not do so until you were already within the wood gnome's village."
"Ah, that must have been due to my false status unique skill. I had it set to show me as human, until I tired to prove to that gnome over there-"
