Chrrou's expression fills with sympathy and a twinge of his own personal regret as Kahmori's own late compatriots enter the story. There's no doubt whose side he falls on; he doesn't even object when the several-times-larger kitsune lays a hand on him, continuing to watch and listen intently. Of course, just listening all the way through makes it difficult to remember everything to respond to; the impassioned vulpine covers a lot of ground, and once he moves on to his own personal quest, the mouse's cautious thoughts are almost completely occupied with thoughts of THAT endeavor.<br/><br/>"You want... you want us to help, by supporting you if it all turns into a big fight? In<span style="font-style: italic">there</span>? Sounding almost incredulous, Chrrou rubs his head, not hiding the look of intense contemplation on his face. "I want to be able to help you. Probably half of the rest of us would be spoiling for a fight too. But... tell me honestly, Kahmori. You understand this place so much better than I do. What happens when a disagreement turns into a fatal brawl in a place like that? Are the troublemakers thrown out? Punished more severely? Summarily devoured as an example? Having your patrons eating your other patrons can't be good business." Somewhere else, the last couple of lines would have been a joke, but not here. "...I just don't know. If your intentions are true, I have little doubt you'd be welcomed among us with open arms, but this... I'm not worried about your slaveholders being a threat, only whether this could put us at other risks. ...Still." His head tilting, Chrrou goes on, "How is she kept? Restrained with rope, chained to her captors, simply near to hand...? This might be a somewhat simpler proposition."<br/><br/>{{First question. If Heshaar was left, alert but alone, in the stable, -without- a pile of loot to tempt others, would a character reasonably assume she'd be safe for a few minutes?}}<br/><br/>{{Second question, unrelated, but as long as I'm asking questions I've had on my mind I might as well ask this one. Suppose a predator with improved grab / improved chomp / etc wants to grapple somebody, but not necessarily hurt them in the process. Can they make their normal attack, but<span style="font-style: italic">forego doing damage</span>and proceed to the grapple-check permitted by hitting with that form of attack?}}<br/><br/>{{Third question: Having just levelled up, characters must obviously rest before receiving new spells. However, are new HP / new attack bonus / new saves etc. received immediately? Even if not, when casting an effect dependent on caster level, is the level now immediately considered to be one higher than before, or is that another thing that takes effect after a period of rest?}}