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"Yeah! There's a lady down the street who always throws stones at me and calls me names. I'm going to go punch her!" Bumbo picks up his bright cape, and heads down Dusk Lane, a strange air of righteousness about him.
Corner of Keep Road and Dusk Lane; Bumbo hands the sword back to Guligak, grinning sheepishly. "If I had a sword of my own, I could practise with it! And then I could be part of your army, Goo-lee-gak." "I like my uncle ok, I guess. He's not always nice to me, but he sometimes helps me and other people out. Like, sometimes he gives me a gold coin to buy whatever I want with. I usually buy sweetbread. And sometimes he lets me eat dinner with him. But, I can't stay with him in the keep. He says I'm an im-bee-cile. What does that mean anyway? Is it because I smell like the dogs?"
Corner of Keep Road and Dusk Lane; "I think you are very strong, Goo-lee-gak. You should go fight the army that's out there! I bet you could take them all on! Do you want to meet my uncle?" Bumbo willingly takes the sword and attempts a few awkward hacks at the tree. They are clumsy, and he risks almost losing grip and sending the blade flying out. Guligak; As you watch the young man swing the sword, something in your gut tells you that there's something more at work here. You definitely get the feeling that he's faking ineptitude with the sword.
Corner of Keep Road and Dusk Lane; "Dogs're okay, I guess. I don't like cleaning up their poop. Shenk only makes me do that if I done somethin' wrong. But he's a pretty good guy. He used to spend a lot of time in the woods, I think. He's good with animals, so I guess that's why he has so many. Sometimes I think he wants all the people to disappear, so there will just be him and the animals." Bumbo laughs at what Guligak has to say, and puffs up his chest at the mention of him being strong, but he obviously misses the bulk of the comment. "Che-lee-ax? What's that? Somethin' you chop wood with, right? Or is it just for choppin' heads?" "I like you guys! We're best friends!" Bumbo leans in to hug the both of you, squeezing you with his thin arms. "Where did you come from, anyway?"
Corner of Keep Road and Dusk Lane; Bumbo shies away from the jackal when Jon talks about Ka's strong jaws. He may not know what a jackal is, but Bumbo knows that he doesn't want his hand crushed. Instead, he puts his hands in his pockets and turns to answer Guligak. "Dreyxor is the richest guy! He owns the mines, or something. I don't know, really. I don't think he likes my uncle very much, but they get along enough." As you're talking to Bumbo, you both get a strange feeling about him. Though it doesn't strike you right away, when he mentions his uncle as a response to the baron, through the dirt and the grime you notice the facial features and body structure of a noble. It's as if a noble body is trapped there, with the mind of an idiot.
Corner of Keep Road and Dusk Lane; Bumbo finally succeeds in leaving the gated area, and comes to join you in the street, skipping and jumping as he comes toward you. "Pretty doggy! Can I pet him?" Bumbo asks, indicating Ka. "Why does your friend want to go in there anyway? Dreyxor is a grumpy old man."
Almir Estate; Your further investigations are cut short by a loud voice from behind you. "What you doing, little man?", shouts Bumbo, his face presed tight against the fencing. "Why you want to go in there? Just books. Lots of silly books! And Dreyxor won't even let you touch them!"
Shenk's Dog Yard; Paellet, the finer details of animal husbandry are obviously lost to this dim man. Somebody else is clearly doing the bulk of the training here. Bumbo laughs heartily at your suggestion of eating them. He approaches closer to you, wiping off some of the mud, but inevitably just spreading it around more. "No. That little man is right. These dogs are for wars! And fighting! Not eating! You're silly, Goo-lee-gak." His words come slowly but steadily. "Shenk owns the dogs. He trains them, and I help. But Shenk's not here to sell you a dog now. If you're really hungry, I can show you where food is. Want me to?"
Shenk's Dog Yard; At Guligak's yelling, the man in the yellow cape stops banging on the kennel and smiles. "I not Dog-Man! Me Bumbo!" When Guligak mentions working at the palace, Bumbo raises his eyes and cranes his neck toward the keep. He takes a few steps back, mouth open wide, gawking at the keep, before his backwards movement finally catches up with his cape. He tumbles to the ground, landing in some mud. "No! I work with Shenk! Here! The Baron works in the palace, Goo-Lee-Gak."
Approaching the Baron's Keep; At Guligak's mighty roaring and display with his large sword, the dog's quieten; ears back and flat along their heads, they resort to a low growl. They stop altogether and run to hide in their kennels when another figure appears, crawling out of a little shack. A shaggy-haired, freckle-faced man emerges from a glorified doghouse within the compound. He's got a makeshift club in his hand, which he brandishes about wildly! "You stupid dogs! Stupid! Stupid! Shut up!" He wears a bright yellow cape that is far too large for him; it threatens to trip him with every angered step he makes toward the kennels. Banging loudly against the tops of the doghouses, he rythmically pounds out; "Be quiet! Be quiet! Be quiet!" over and over again, obviously missing the irony of his actions. A passing villager leading her mule through the town looks at the debacle and shakes her head. |