"W-well, I was hoping we might speak in private as I don't know any of these people... at least not personally-" he looked around the clearing. "-and I feel it would be inappropriate to talk about it around them even if I [i]did[/i] know them. It isn't terribly urgent."

The Happy Mask Salesman twisted his hands in nervous knots. That was the only sign of anxiety he showed. He could feel the most malignant of the powers staring at him, boring holes into his calmness.