((Nice to meet you, Zeus! ^_^ ))<br/><br/><br/>Kahmori sighs gently - well, at least the Kobolds would be getting fed quite a bit in the next few days. It was worth a ration, even if he did feel like a fool for offering it. So much for getting information out of the deal. As he watches the little creature scurry for the door, the thought of catching it and forcing a bit of information out briefly crosses his mind....but nah. Was not worth scaring the creature any more than it already was.<br/><br/>The Kitsune listens to Chrrou silently, peering at the ground - seemingly embarrassed. When Chrrou finishes, Kahmori utters another deep little sigh, peering up at the mouse with a faint smile "Even if they didn't come to you, you are lucky to have them. If i'd tried to find friends amidst this clutter of gluttony and villany, i'd have - likely - already went the way of so many others. Though...there is one. Mindy. She seems..."<br/><br/>He pauses, tapping a finger lightly against his chin. How to put this delicatly... "Nervous around me. Apparantly, my charms fail me around her." He jokes, a coy little smile crossing his muzzle. He once more digs around on the ground for a peice of hay, picks one up, peers at it...seems to think better of it, and discards it with a flick of his wrist "Seriously, though. I think i make her nervous - so i've tried to avoid direct contact with her. I've been causing quite a stink around here in the last week - and whatever sort of rewarding ambush i am earning myself, i want not a single bit of it reserved for her. I think that is what she is scared of, as well. She'd had..." He shakes his head sadly "A difficult week, to say the least. Lost so many friends. Real friends. Even that bloody munchkin, Cale."<br/><br/>Kahmori licks the tip of a fingernail absentmindedly, suddenly looking...angry. He does not exhibit it in quite the way expected - no ranting, no raving. Yet, behind his normally cool eyes, there is a sort of spark, a fire that would intimidate even the hardest soul "I'll find who did it, Chrrou. I'll find who got to Cale. When i do? They are going to pay. They will pay..." He sighs once again, shaking his head slowly back and forth. Whatever had happened, he'd figure it out - one way or another. He hoped.<br/><br/>Kahmori, at Chrrou's last little statement about finding someone like him in town...smiles. A broad, toothy smile. He kneels down, placing a hand on the mouse's chest - the first physical touch he's offered, even going so far as to avoid a handshake "Thanks, mate. It's words like that...that make me think this will all be worth it one day. Chrrou...?" He pulls back his hand, though remains kneeling at the relaxing mouse's side "Thanks. Y'know? Pheh. Before i get all mushy..." He gets back to his feet - though the little smile remains on his face. Chrrou had made the Kitsune's day, it seems "Right. Maybe i will find a little group of like-minded folks. Ones who seem daring enough to tempt the fates so that, eventually, spring might again return to the valley. I bet..." He looks thoughtfully at Chrrou, a coy little smirk creeping across his face... "...there are even a few like-minded individuals inside. Or, maybe even one on the stables. I dunno. I guess if i survive long enough, maybe they'd accept me into their little kinship, hmm? Speaking of survival..."<br/><br/>He peers at the bodies hungrily. It looks like he wanted to take Chrrou up on his offer. Oh-so-desperatly wanted to. It was only by some incredible force of will that he manages to resist...and even then, the hunger in his eyes was evident "I...think i will pass. For the moment, at least. Going to need to be...light...for what i'm about to do. Don't suppose i might count on a little support from your friends, could i?" He asks casually, as if it were the most common thing in the world "There is a slave within. A squirrelgirl. I've had a bit of a problem in finding a way to free her. I'm reckless, don't get me wrong. However, i am not so reckless as to try my luck against a grizzly, three humans - or tieflings, whatever they are - two lynxfolk, that big, blunderous griffionfolk you've had the joy of meeting a few moments ago - and five gnolls, despite how drunk they might be. All it takes is a lucky swing, y'know? Well, i've put it off. Five slaves have been reduced to that one - i could not find an opening, no way to squeeze in. I'd almost given up and retired for the night.." He gets another thoughtful little look on his face - the Neko and Human female. Damnit! Well, there had went his entertainment for the night, succeed or fail. Pity, too. He'd worked for over an hour drawing them in to his charms "Pheh. Ahem. I mean...almost retired for the night - sleeping. However...with your group here..." He murmurs suggestivly, eyeing Chrrou hard.<br/><br/>"You get where i am going. I can try to, oh, i dunno...squeeze my way into their little conversation somehow. Though, if something goes wrong...it might be nice to have a backup plan, you know? Like, i dunno...you guys? Is a single life worth the risk?" Kahmori smiles "Only if every element is it the right place. I've watch them. The gnolls are drunk. Out of their numbers, that is five down. Oh, they can still swing, i assure you...but i doubt they are going to find it very easy to defend themselves, or hit anything for that matter. The grizzly has let his gluttonous side get the better of him. He is over-stuffed. He will be slow, uncoordinated. That will be his downfall. Six of Twelve...already out of the equation. The griffonfolk...i've been thinking long and hard about him. He is a big guy. Not the type you'd normally mess with. However...you saw how he was sitting on the floor? He is a bit sizable. I'd hoped that he'd find it a bit more difficult to move amongst the clutter of tables, something that normally works to my advantage. If i can run circles around someone, well...they will be having quite the difficult little time with me." He holds up seven fingers, his toothy grin hovering behind them "Seven of Twelve. That leaves only the Lynxfolk - two of them...and the three humans that were sitting at their table. To make the odds even BETTER...i don't even know if the humans or the Lynxfolk are even associated with them. If they are not..." He counts off the numbers "..Seven foolish predators whom are at a severe disadvantage. Normally, i'd not favor those odds. However...with some backup..." He hints suggestivly, tails flicking behind him.<br/><br/>"A slave free. It is only one ...yet it is one  we - you -  might be able to count on one day. One day when you need it most." He extends a hand down to the mousefolk to help him up, still smiling "Are you with me, mate?"