[center][h1][b][color=035096]Cassim[/color] and [color=red]Iago[/color][/b][/h1][/center]

Iago continued to look upon their new acquaintances sheepishly, even giving an exaggerated nervous smile as the kids suggested various ways that he could be eaten. Cassim wouldn't let them do that to him, right? No, of course not. And since the tall skeleton man didn't seem to be all that menacing anymore, more curious really, and was keeping the kids in line, Iago turned his expression to a disdainful scowling at them. [color=red]"Just try it and see what you get, ya garbage pail rejects,"[/color] he said, lifting up his wings like a boxer. He was quite enjoying their utter awe at Cassim's sleight of hand, and that let him feel superior for a moment.

Cassim chuckled at the Pumpkin King's general reactions and giddiness. [color=035096]"Yes, [i]that[/i] is why people are afraid,"[/color] he uttered with friendly sarcasm, handing back the cufflink to his new skeletal acquaintance. So this... Man? Knew of him? Books in a library describing the legendary King of Thieves? Cassim felt both pride and a pang of disappointment. After all, if he were doing his job correctly there wouldn't be any trace to put into a book. Then again, where's the fun in that?

[color=035096]"My companion and I are merely travelling for fun, oh lord of All Hallow's Eve. If we happen to discover some treasure along the way, well then who could blame us if we indulge?"[/color] he added with a wink. [color=035096]"Though it sounds as though the circumstances that led you here are the telltale markings of an adventure all their own."[/color]