Interesting, I was expecting a battle as well.
"Oh 'e can, can 'e?" Brutrumukk asked. "An' what 'elp d'you reckon a windy nob like 'im would give us? An' what'd 'e expect in return too, fer that matter?"
"We will remember the gift you have given. If we may, I believe my companions and I would like to visit the thunder cloud as I have heard there is a merchant there."
<Snipped quote by Lurking Krog>
Hah... there sure was a merchant store there.
With three whole merchants.
...
There were only two merchants there when Brutrumukk and Jub were there. ;)
"Hm. I'm getting a strange sensation, like the shoe is about to drop. But I've already said that I'd make an effort to address these pesky internal biases, and so here we go. Trusting Brut and Jub. I believe in them. They wouldn't...disappoint...me..." She trailed off as she spoke, before sighing. "Ahem, I'm... I'm trusting them. This shop sounds like a wonderful time. Something ordinary."
Spooky witch enter stage left
Ooooh, yeah, double up on that creepy part 0~0
...Would anyone really notice if two or three of the smaller, less notable things went missing?