<span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Having been brought up in a noble family and then being trained to deal with arrogance, ego, and yes even politicians like Mayor White. He was always taught to remain calm and cool in certain situations, but given how nervous or upset his guest was he was going to have to use the gentle tactics. Clearly she knew Peter...but as Peter Pan, not as Peter Piper. The Chef sent the fresh pot of tea and some of the smaller tea cakes, English sponge cake, Danish custard cake, and Scottish Dundee cake. He poured two cups of tea himself, no need to expose Miss Tinker to that dreaded tea set of Merlin's. Declan dropped two sugar cubes in his tea and prepared to answer the questions as best he could.<br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3">"Bell it is then. Declan Emrys, as you probably already know I am the owner and proprietor of this shop."<br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf">How to begin this story? Well perhaps it would have to go from what he knew of Peter as he knew Peter before, maybe it could shed some light on all this, maybe she even could explain Peter's complete turn into the arrogant ass he presently was. He did take notice that she recognized the thimble...another inquiry to make. But now he needed to put her at ease, something happened between her and Peter. He took a drink and began as best he could.</span></span><br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3">"Let me see how to best answer that, perhaps I should start at the beginning, I knew Peter back when we were kids, obviously he's not aged much past 21 it seems. But he was Peter <b>Piper</b> when I knew him, his family owned a pepper business. I am not sure what changed in him, I know he had some flute the last time I saw him before the museum. I was going to Avalon to come out of my apprentice hood and Peter seemed changed, he'd always mentioned he feared growing old and being forgotten."</span></span><br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf">He had to tread carefully in dealing with Wendy...this was not an easy thing to admit, but he wouldn't have to show the injury she'd inflicted on him, this was going to require some non bitter words.</span></span></span></span><br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3">"As to answer your question about Wendy, yes I did know her, quite intimately in fact. Unfortunately she showed her true intentions and betrayed me. She the reason you've probably seen me on the news before the incident at the museum. My family is the famed Dunbroch family and my uncle Merlin, basically got me out of time in prison by having Mayor White commute my punishment to twelve labors, I've only completed three...well it'll be four this evening."</span></span></span></span><br/>
<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Declan had to close his eyes and focus for a moment to answer another part of Bell's line of questions, he'd give her an answer but not too much information, he wasn't going to make the same mistake he did with Wendy, that relic being stolen could cause issues with the already fragile peace the city had with the titans and there did not need to be another clash with them.<br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3">"I am not sure what has caused Peter to attack me, I'd run into him again earlier that day and he seemed changed there too, he was less jovial and more hostile, he was still cocky as he's always been that. Though it wasn't him that originally started the battle, it was someone with a hook in place of a left hand, I've never seen him before, but he's the one that pointed me out to Peter. My only thought is some form of jealously, he made some comment about my being an all knowing magic user. Peter <i>used</i> to be fascinated by magic, now it seems he fears it or is jealous of it. Now what was this about a Gilden Key?"</span></span></span></span><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"></span></span></span></span><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf">He wasn't sure if he knew what exactly what this Gilden Key was, but it might be some more insight as to what exactly Peter was up to, maybe it could even shed light on Wendy's betrayal. He was certain if he saw Wendy again, he would not be merciful this time around, mistaking his kindness for weakness was one of the worst mistakes anyone could make in dealing with him.</span></span><br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf">Declan thought for a bit on what was to transpire at the "Looking Glass" he wasn't distracted per say, just more focused than he'd been earlier in the day.</span></span></span></span></span>