[quote=Kettle]"Croft, this is A'shinok Duran. He's a fellow traveler and trusted friend."[/quote]

Croft nodded understandingly. "Right, right." He realized he was foolish to think that any one of Kettle's allies could be one of [b]them[/b]. However, even then he still kept a wary eye on suspicious newcomers. He stirred the tea with his finger a bit before he drank it. "Ahhhh my favorite! Excellent well, Kettle excellent well!"

Croft shuffled his backpack off of his back finally and placed it tenderly at his feet as to not hurt any of its contents. His umbrella was already leaned up against his leg as he sat down.

After some time a newcomer arrived. A goblin. There were no goblins in [b]their[/b] plans, so Croft assumed that this was another guest of Kettle's.

[quote=Kettle]"Croft, A'shinok, I'd like you to meet Jazzle Finks. Jazz, this is Croft Haelbard and A'shinok Duran."[/quote]

"Croft Winston Caswell Halebard." Croft added proudly just as Kettle finished. "Traveler and genius extraordinaire."

Then a snow elf arrived which was something of an oddity considering how rare they were. Croft immediately dismissed any notion of her being a part of [b]them[/b]. Kettle's next introduction most certainly burned away any other doubts as he knew there were no mentions of princesses in [b]their[/b] plot. He nodded silently and smiled as more food was eaten.

Then Harry Nets' arrival made Croft jump with joy out of his seat. "Harry Nets! Good to see Harry Nets! Oh this is a joyous day!"

The next few to arrive Croft didn't notice as he was too distracted in his conversation with Harry and the others, but mostly Harry. However, he greeted the next several guests in typical Croft fashion.

As Kettle stood up and headed to the door to check on Lila, Croft's eyes followed. When his eyes alone couldn't follow anymore he turned his head toward the door to which she was heading. That was when he saw a being of extraordinary beauty that he could not take his eyes off of. He lost track of all conversations as he was purely smitten by Lila.