Secondly, he was now the proud author of Griffonia's newest, most popular tavern song. Slightly plagiarized. Which might help explain why his reputation had taken on a completely different character in this part of Gethrenia. You see, rumours are funny things and can get twisted easily. One moment, you're Count Dracula, the next you're Jack Churchill. Where one person heard 'shadowy blood sucker who kills on the orders of the king' another hears 'Dragon slayer who kicks royal pony guard flank and drinks like a fish.' The fact that there were elements of truth in basically all of the rumours only made things harder for the beleaguered human who was practically swamped as soon as he disembarked from the train. He found himself missing the respectful superstition of the villagers.