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Its been raining for the past week in Nottingham so Will beams with gratitude when he finds a door to the Bar.

After a few moments, he is stretched out on a couch with hot chocolate, soup and his cloak drying by the fire as he feels dry for the first time in days.

(OOC: Mun is here, but might disappear to go play with nieces and family so consider this open until it falls off the page.)

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"Nay, sir, but wolves 'ave been seen at times though they keep to themselves."

"They don't prey on humans? Wolfos take delight in it."

"Na 'less they're 'avin' trouble findin' food, sir."

"What do they normally eat?"

Will shrugs,

"Various critters, sir."

You really are fascinating him. He's learning.

"What else lives in the forest?"

Will rubs his head,

"Birds, na too many snakes, lots o'buzzin' things, sir."

"Buzzing things. I hate those." And he makes a face to go with the statement. "Mosquitoes the size of your head. Do you have those?"

"Nay, sir, we dinna."

"Lucky." He declares firmly.

"I tell you, I've seen one of those things carry off a Deku. Just picked the poor thing right up."

"That's just na right, sir."

"It's certainly not. We had the most trouble getting him back...he was just a scrub, too. He wasn't hurt badly, though. Just a few scratches."

"That's good, sir."

Viscen smiles. "A job well done, for sure. And I got to enter the inner Deku Palace. That's very rare."

His tone suggests a story behind that, if Will cares to inquire.

"Oh aye, sir, what was it like?"

Viscen leans forward. This is the kind of storytelling he loves.

"It was all done up in orange and red leaves. The floor, the walls, the ceiling, all covered in reds and oranges. And all along the walls and in front of the royal dais are Deku guards. They all dress in orange and red leaves, and carry spears, and they move constantly, like a little dance. Every now and then they do backflips. I could've just sat there and watched for hours."

He gazes into the fire for a few seconds.

"And then there was the throne. It's huge, and the Deku King sits in it all day. Well, he stands in front of it all day. It seems like no Deku can ever sit still."

"Sounds so beautiful, sir, like Autumn dancin'."

"That's it! Exactly it! A brilliant description. I wish I had a pictograph to show you."

He smiles happily. "I'll never forget it. I'm probably just one of only a handful of non-Dekus who have seen it. That's the kind of opportunity you only get once in life."

"Oh aye, sir, tis like glimpsin' the Lord an Lady o'the Wood."

"Oh?"

Viscen's never heard of them.

"Have you seen them?"

"Just for a moment, aye, sir."

He's paying rapt attention.

"What was it like?"

"Dinna 'ave the words, sir, knew I was one o'Sherwoods."

"That's something. Really something. It seems you've been touched by the gods."

He's nothing but serious.

Will blushes which makes him look much younger,

"I'm 'onored that they would e'en notice me."