<div class="floatleft">(http://www.britsattheirbest.com/cr_actor_keith_ledger.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: impact;"><span class="bbc_u">The Lion of the Press:</span></span></span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: impact;">Campbell Garrett</span></span><br/><em>Adventurer, Explorer and Famed Reporter for the Korremberg Press</em><br/>Character Sheet (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=168844); 41 HP (Current 26); AC 22<br/><hr/><br/>Garrett hadn't really listened to what the commander had said, because he and plans did not mesh well.  He had been extremely distracted by a few strands of his hair by the time the knights phantom entered, and regaled the assembly.  He lifted his eyes to them wearily, and then glanced about, wondering what was the matter.  Then, he felt that the machine man was speaking to him, and it took a bit of abductive work to conjure the reason behind the knights' presence.<br/><br/>"Hh."<br/><br/>The journalist simply wished for a few more seconds to think this over, and then, given his predisposition to correlate thinking time with eating time, became immensely hungry.  His stomach gurgled, his throat became dry, his nose became runny, etc. etc.<br/><br/>"Does anyone know what's for lunch?" he asked rather meekly.  Then, with instant bravado, and a hint of grandeur, the young man flipped up unto the table, wielding his dagger towards the ensemble of knights.   "Once again, you have been deceived by my cleverness!  Drop your weapons at once!"  Garrett noticed that there were no weapons drawn, and so, rescinded such comment with a look of perplexity.   "Say, how'd you get in here anyways?  Isn't this place guarded?"<br/><br/>He began to pace atop the table, not really caring for the response to his inquiries.<br/><br/>"Tell you what, fellas, I saved this here lady on the basis that I would satisfy a very necessary function.  That is, I saved her because I thought there would be a big reward.  Something like a magic carpet.  Whadda you say?  Deal?"