<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ccff">"The Comedian"<br/>
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Toby heard Neit's offer and it made sense, but Toby needed information.  As he thought about it, Cassie or Josey might be having guilty consciences and were afraid to test themselves against the Enchanted Flame that guarded the entrance of The Sequoia.  Toby likely needed two things of three things, an oath that Cassie and Josey might make that would protect them or a vow that Toby might take to be held resposible for what they did while they were in Faerie.  The third thing he needed was to have them believe that their oaths, or Toby's oath, would protect them.<br/>
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He called Neit and explained what was likely happening with the two humans still outside of The Sequoia.  "Neit, those to people have lived rough lives and they've probable done things or thought of things that are wrong and would be against the Sacred Laws of Faerie, but they were brought here either unknowingly or against their wills, so they deserve some mercy.  Is there an oath that they can take, or I can take, or a spell that can be used to protect them from the flames just this one time?"<br/>
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Then Toby added, "Neit, It would be a shame if something happened to me and you couldn't pay back your life debt."</span>