"[color=7bcdc8]Liss'n[/color]" Cedar said softly, but crossly. "[color=7bcdc8]Look like we gunna have 'his majesty's' boy in 'ere shortleh, so I gots ta watch muh tongue-- But les' git one thang straight 'ere.[/color]"

He practically glared at Jazdia and the Baker.

"[color=7bcdc8]I ain't at-tall proud a what happen' back 'ere. Lotta poor folks los' 'er homes, and 'en some, an' I ain't no small part tuh blame. Em people didna ask fer at. Didna wan' it, fer sure! Aint none us want'ed at, 'cept da peoples as wants dis damn war.  'At dir'y ol' wizard in 'is purdy purple pajamas? At barstard woulda jus' kep' on hurtin peoples. Kep' on grindin' em inna da dirt, and walkin' on em, en wipin' da gore off'n 'is damn pointy shoes.  An fer what, esactly? Money? What somebudy with at much pow'r e'en need wit money nohow? I don' need money-- What en? Pow'r? I ain't da brightest bear 'round, but e'en I kin see at sumbitch had pow'r ta spare-- So why does it? Only thang I can figg'r, is he wan' "CONTROL". Ain't enough to actually has pow'r, oh noes, gots to hurt odder peoples and rub 'er noses in it! Gotta keep em DAOWN. I's disgustin. I don right unnerstand how humans does it, an I dun wanna. Ain't in meh. I dun what I dun, ta make sure it end' right den an' dere. No more peoples gotta git hurt. No more lives ruin'd. I dun what I dun, 'cause I din' have no odder way.[/color]"

The sound of bootsteps and steel armor clattering outside and approaching the door intensified.

"[color=7bcdc8]People likes at seems like dey be EAGER ta do at kinda thang. But I'll tells ya both somthun'-- 'Ere enough man in meh to be able ta choose fer muh ownself what I wanna do, an' how I does it- an I'd radder die in a dir'y wet hole, 'an capit'chalate wit' what you preachin. Ain't no amount a hot iron exist, ta compel me odderwise. Given muh druthers, I'da stuck 'round, and helped 'ose folks. Done all I could ta help em put 'ere lives back tughether afores we lef', but we aint got time... I ain't got time. Like uh said, 'bout two er three weeks, I's gonna be sawin' logs, weder I wants ta er not. I wakes up in at damn dungeon agin? Better bet your purdy elven arses-- I'd be lookin ta git out, and woudna be polite 'bout sayin' no ta any such demands.[/color]"