Cinnamon slammed the palm of his paw-like hand against the wall beside Goku's head, "Liar!" He brought his face within inches of Goku's, "Don't you dare play me forr a fool, Goku."
"You're the one who's being the fool!" Goku forced himself to calm down and be patient, or he could loose everything. "Cinnamon, think back a few hours. Remember what you said to me, about how Garlic was holding your family hostage, and is forcing you to work for him? Think back. If you don't remember, I do, and I still want to help you."
"Liar!" Cinnamon hissed.
Krillin bravely decided to step in, "Hey, stop calling Goku a liar! He and I have been best friends since we were little kids, and I've never known him to lie. If this is about me, then take whatever beef you have out on me, but leave Goku outta this!"
The red cat shifted his gaze to the midget, "Sso, you ssay he is telling the trruth?"
Krillin visibly swallowed, "L-like I said, I've never known Goku to lie, why should he start now?"
Cinnamon pushed himself away, "I'm ssorry forr the sscare, Goku, but I had to make ssure I could trrusst you completely."
"Well, do you?" Goku was annoyed.
Slowly, Cinnamon released his energy grip on Goku, allowing him to slide down the wall until he was standing on his own. "Ansswerr your quesstion?"
"What about Krillin?"
Cinnamon, as though he had forgotten, turned his attention to Krillin, and let him slide down just as Goku had done.
Goku didn't know what to think--Cinnamon had hidden his power so well, he was completely undetectable. Goku remained wary, "Listen, just tell me what's wrong. Whatever it is, I'm sure we can work something out."
Cinnamon turned his back to Goku, "I ssaid I was ssorry forr sscarring you. Masster Garrlic gave me a lecturre about you and yourr sson, and that made me doubt what you ssaid to me. Being the crreature of powerr that I oncce wass, I learrned not to take other people'ss worrd on thingss, and to make my own decissions about people. I had to deccide forr mysself if you were my frriend orr not, and the only way I knew how to do that wass to sse if you would sstay trrue to yourr worrd underr pressure. I am possitive now; you arre my trrue frriend."
Goku's trust didn't come back so quickly, "What's that supposed to mean?"
"It meanss that I will neverr do that to you again. I know you arre not familiarr with the cusstomss on my planet, but, turning yourr back on yourr opponent is an act of ssubmission. By doing thiss, I am telling you that you arre the winnerr, and my fate iss in your hands." Cinnamon glanced over his shoulder, "The only possition that is more ssubmissive, is to kneel in frront of ssomeone with my head down, called a 'defeated bow.' I would perrforrm it forr you, but I am underr an oath to Masster Garrlic. I can bow to no one but him."
Goku decided to test the red cat's honor, "You seem to be a man of your word. If you really mean what you say, give me an oath, that you will not harm me or any of my friends."
"I cannot do that."
