The sniffing and weeping bear stopped for a moment, but kept both his hands on the wall.  Turned a huge head to face the man next to him, then boggled.

"[color=7bcdc8]y.... Yu'd do tha'?[/color]"  He blinked and shook his head incredulously. "[color=7bcdc8]Yu... YU'D DO Tha'?[/color]"

the voice was kind of high pitch for cedar, and laced with incredulity. He was not used to people helping him like this. He didn't care a whole lot about what happened to him personally in this instance; he was fully prepared to leave this kingdom in shame, and just return home and never return. Might have even been for the best that way, all things considered.

Then he considered Baker's warning, and double-taked on exactly 'who' it was that was beside him.

It had been one of the 'officials' that had "interviewed" him in the dungeon.  Granted, this one had [u][i][b]not[/b][/i][/u] used a wooden plank like a bat across his back and butt while he was chained up and suspended in the air, but it was still one of his "Interviewers."

"[color=7bcdc8].... Uh ain't goin' tuh da dungeon a'gin, is uh?...[/color]" he muttered after a somewhat pregnant pause.