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Pay No Attention to the Wizard in the Bushes 

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“Ahh.” Disheartening, to say the least, but it was a start none the less. No doubt any help the wizard kept around would be comparable in power and stature. And if they couldn’t help him, surely they’d call in the figure he’d sought initially, right?

“My name is Gavin Free Ramsey.” He’d kept the surname he’d created for himself in his clanless years but these days he donned the title of the clan he’d been adopted into proudly. He owed it, in his eyes, to the late first king. “Fourth king of Rerbum. I wanted to see the wizard and ask if he could do something, if he’ll have me?”

It felt like such an incomplete inquiry, like he should be saying a little more to get the privilege of meeting such a prominent figure, and he throws the next part out on a whim, suddenly unpoised and self-aware. “You can tell him I’m willing to pay him. Anything, really.”

A king hm?  Coming this far from home to seek out the wisdom and power of the great Wizard that dwell here?  That did seem like desperation– or necessity.  However Daniel wasn’t without a rational ear, and he motioned back towards the cave behind him.  He’d hear out the man before telling him no.

There’s a little snicker and he shakes his head, “What do you expect to be able to pay the Wizard in, Your Highness?  He has no need for coin or goods.  He doesn’t deal in payments anyway.  He’ll decide whether or not you deserve to receive what you wish or not.”  A breeze rolled by, and the Wizard let out a faint sigh.  Honestly that was the one downside of living up here, the light chill, he’d do something about that, but he knew how many other factors that’d mess up for the wildlife nearby.

“Come inside, there’s a kettle on the stove, and it’s chilly up here, we wouldn’t want the king to catch his death.”  With that he returned inside, and took the kettle off the warmer and poured himself a cup.  There was always the chance that whatever the king wanted the Wizard might not have been able to provide, and he just hoped King Gaving had prepared himself for that fact.

“Why have you sought out the Great Wizard?”

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