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[andfutureking]

    “Kay! Kay!”

He’s just a scrawny, scruffy thing with mussed hair and a smudge or two on his face, and he comes tearing in bearing a sword that looks like it should to be too heavy for him to even lift. Some people might recognize it.

“I’ve found a sword for you!”

He stops suddenly, swinging the sword to bring its point to rest on the

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[wherethefigslie]

And poor Arthur is pounced on by an excitable year old Australian shepherd puppy.

"Hansi!" Ernst shouts, running after his dog before Arthur experiences death by face licking. "You great brute, leave the poor boy alone." He snuggles the dog out of the way, looking amused. "I'm so very sorry, he likes new people. He doesn't make for a very good guard dog, does he? Are you new here?"

Typist: Aaaw, what an adorable moosh! :O *fuzzes the ickle Arthur*

[andfutureking]

"It's alright," he says. He is used to big, boisterous hunting hounds. "New? I... we arrived at the tournament a few days ago."

[wherethefigslie]

"Oh -- you're not at the tournament anymore, I'm so very sorry." Ernst bites his lip, looking apologetic. "My name is Ernst Röbel -- I used to live in Germany, but I'm here now. Where are you supposed to be?"

[andfutureking]

"I... I am in London. I need to find my brother to bring him a sword."

[wherethefigslie]

"I -- I don't know if this is London, I'm very sorry. I don't know quite where it is." He tries to keep optimistic, though, "But wherever it is, it's a very lovely place! All my friends are here, and I've made new ones too! I'm certain you'll like it here, I can't see why anyone wouldn't..."

[andfutureking]

"Oh... alright." He isn't sure whether to believe the boy or not. He is, by nature, trusting, but his words make no sense.

[wherethefigslie]

"Oh -- ! I'm so sorry, how rude of me. What's your name?" Ernst smiles at the other boy, eager to make new friends.

[andfutureking]

"Everybody calls me Wart."

[wherethefigslie]

He wrinkles his nose just a little. "That doesn't seem very nice of everyone. Why do they call you that?"

[andfutureking]

"My brother thinks it's funny. It rhymes with my name, sort of."