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[h1][u]And the mess continues to escalate![/u][/h1]

He had gotten at least one of the three involved initially, the one of the knock-out hit, to respond to the topic at hand at least... he wasn't going to if it was right or wrong to knock out Negan, that would be a waste of his time...

The small rat thing though, it was curious, amusingly so... and kinda cute, just like a small animal should be despite its earlier outburst. He was about to indulge with an answer and maybe a question of his own when a... an animated puppet? Of some kind decided to shamelessly approach and unconscious man, and steal their belongings.

Now, if he was any less patient of a man, there would probably be some sort of popping vein in his forehead, but the aura around his person did grow noticeably more annoyed than before, his smile a bit more strained. Yet, intervention was not needed. At least not yet. Negan himself had managed to quickly wake up from unsconsciousness only to start dealing with that incident himself. Peachy, if anything broke or bled, he would fix it later. At the very least, his outburst of annoyance had subsided somewhat at having one situation handled...

Only for it to [B]SPIKE[/B] right away at the sudden attack of the one thing he had found amusing from the situation, interrupting completely his intention to respond to the little rat fellow politely, possibly harming them. Yet once again, before he could do anything about it, the situation was subdued promptly yet, irritatingly had to happen in the first place.

By the literal second his mood was growning more annoyed and dissapointed, a frown on his face that didn't show much despite a surface level irritation. To make matters worse, one of the two boys decided to miss the point of his inquiry, yet by this point Hershel had become fed up by the sheer insanity and stupidity of the whole situation...

In this ocassion, the man felt the fed-up and slightly condescending attitude his partner usually displayed quite relatable, yet would only remain in his mind instead of manifesting fully, condescending demeanor not being part of the image he wants to display. A sigh escaped his lips, the whole bat situation coming to an end before his nekomata had spoken her short part.

[COLOR=#2d6870]"...I agree. I am fed up enough with the situation as is." [/COLOR] An uncharacteristically annoyed tone escaped the man's lips at this time, speaking in full honesty with Berit without hesitation nor apprehension about being seen.

[COLOR=#2d6870]"But, I want to do two things first, see if it 'nips a problem in the bud'"[/COLOR] A more 'business-like' neutral expression taking over his face now, the man dug into his dimension pocket as he usually did, pulling out two remarkable items: A small piece of shining stone that seemed to emanate magic of some kind, and a pure and shiny small gold bullion, pocketing the second one into his robe right away.

He turned to the place the poor rat-folk had been suddenly attacked, looking with a touch of sympathy amidst the polite neutrality. Maneuvering the small magical stone in his hand, he places it on top of his thumb before speaking up.

[COLOR=#2d6870]"Hey, rat-fellow, catch"[/COLOR] The piece of magic jewelry was skillfully tossed so they could catch it easily, right after a slight smirk being shown towards the animal person.

[COLOR=#2d6870]"Use this to fix your clothing before anything else. We can talk later if you want"[/COLOR] A more casual and kinder tone was used this time, still hints of politeness but far less deliberate about being 'pure business' than the last instance.
Next, he turned to the puppet who had ultimately undone their stupid decision, but the duke had a feeling they would be troubled again if he didn't at least [I]try[/I] to do something about it. With a slight sigh, he walked up to the puppet of unknown name, took out the bullion from his pocket... and spoke up.

[COLOR=#2d6870]"Hey, little thief, catch"[/COLOR] He let the bar drop from a relatively safe distance onto their head, measuring that it would at most hurt or notch it if it wasn't able to have pain, but should be harmless enough if it reacts on time.

[COLOR=#2d6870]"This is so you don't take stuff that belongs to others... the rest, I don't care"[/COLOR] The tone this time though, was close to as neutral and slightly apathetic as possible, the man expressing how fed up he felt about the people barging in and making things worse. With that, he did a casual wave backwards to the mess of a group.

[COLOR=#2d6870]"Just don't kill each other before we even get our mission"[/COLOR] Somewhat cold and apathetic once again, by this point not having any personal attachment to the people involved... only curiosity for a fluffy rat. His step was steady, directed towards one of the many empty spots of the cage... without further ado, Hershel took out a pair of thick and nice pillows from his bag, and placed them on the floor side by side, elegantly sitting down on his and giving a look towards the nekomata with him, then towards the one off to his side.

[COLOR=#2d6870]"I don't think we ate before being brought here... care to have a small meal?"[/COLOR] The tone when talking to his partner was by far the kindest it has been so far since arrival, all accompanied with a bright, small and sincere smile towards Berit.
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[@Spooky Birb][@ClownTown][@Starmaker] and @anyone who would care to see him wave goodbye + parting words