Day 103: Sunday the 30th, Kuthona, 4707
The morning after the raid had brought an interesting series of revelations. I woke up to Niddler telling me that one of the runners from Sir Jasper's was waiting patiently at the door. I got up and almost reflexively summoned my clothes and armor onto me with a few arcane words that were more an afterthought than a focus anymore. I walked down the stairs and made my way to the door that Niddler told me that the young page was attending. I opened the door and looked down at the young page.
The young looking teen handed me a scroll that was sealed with the house seal of Titus Scarnetti in silver wax. I stammered out that if the kid waited, I would get him a few coins. The kid declined, noting that he would be paid more if he got back sooner. I nodded and thanked him for his prompt delivery. I was still barely awake when Savah came down in her pajamas.
Savah asked me who was at the door. I showed her the scroll and told her that a page had just been sent here first thing to deliver this. Savah asked me if I wanted to read it. I shrugged and handed it to her. Savah broke the seal and started reading. I asked her if she needed a coffee or anything for breakfast. I had made it to the stairs before I realized that she wasn't following me. I panicked for a second as I looked back at Savah but she just looked a bit transfixed. I asked her what was wrong.
Savah was choosing her next words carefully, I could tell. She told me that Titus was inviting the party to his manor, to properly thank them for what they had done for his family and the town. I ran over and read over the message with her. It was exactly what she said. I asked her if she thought that he was serious. Savah told me that Titus would NEVER allow something like this to be sent if he wasn't. I told her that I figured that it was posturing to try to offset the information that we had found yesterday. Savah looked at me oddly and I realized that I had not told her what the group had discovered was in Titus' desk.
Savah nodded grimly with the revelation. Savah noted to me that it wasn't exactly an unknown thing. The evidence that I had found was a bit of a hanging point though, and that this might be a good thing for the town. I asked her how she thought it might be best to run this scenario. Savah said that it would be best to just get to the bottom of the rot in the town. I nodded and told her that it implicated both the Scarnettis and Jubrayl. Savah said that having some evidence of that would definitely help the town. I told her that I would message the others and get them to all show up so we can get it over with.
Shortly after that was decided, there was another knock at the door. I thought to Niddler, and he told me it was Sheriff Hemlock. I told Savah as much and she headed upstairs to go get dressed, scandalously flashing some thigh in an almost absentminded way that I knew was intended. I waited until she got up out of view and opened the door for the Sheriff. He apologized for the early morning call and I told him that I was already awakened by a messenger from an interesting party. Sheriff Hemlock nodded and said Titus before I even showed him the letter.
Sheriff Hemlock revealed to me that the Scarnettis had been marking a vastly different tone since they had gotten released from the cathedral and went back home, talking up how we had done such a fantastic job with the defense and upgrades of the town. I chuckled and noted that I almost felt bad about the fact that he was going to end up going to see the Lord-Mayor. Sheriff Hemlock chuckled too, but noted that the Lord-Mayor would likely limit the fallout to just Titus and Jubrayl, rather than the whole clan. I nodded but noted that I didn't know that the rest of the clan was involved at all, so it wouldn't be right to punish all of them for the sins of the patriarch.
I told him that whatever he needed from me, I would help with. Sheriff Hemlock noted that he would need the group to go along with this, as it was vital for us to see how Titus reacted to everything. I nodded and said that I would brief the rest of the group when they got here. Sheriff Hemlock noted that Jubrayl was under observation now, and that they were gathering evidence from his subordinates. I noted that the one who tried to rob my place might be a good start. Sheriff Hemlock nodded and said that they were doing that now, but that this would move very quickly when it dropped.
I told him that we be ready at the drop of a hat, if needed. Sheriff Hemlock thanked me, shook my hand, and said that he had a lot of work to do today. I agreed that we would inform him before we went to the manor, and he went off to do his tasks for the day. I shut the door as he headed off and headed into the workshop where the broadcast array was situated. I pulled up the radio and made a brief broadcast in code to the others. Yellow Snake luring to lair. It took a minute or so before I got a response back, from Faunra first, just an acknowledgement and a note that they would be in route. Dame Rebekah responded second, with her acknowledgment, and Jonathan was the last to answer.
I checked in with the Twins and they noted that they would be working on more supplies for the school. They noted that they would be starting work on this next week, if I wanted. I told them that I would like them to plan on doing so, to at least get the peripherals and utilities. The Twins said that they would make those plans once everything is ready. I headed out to talk to Savah, who was opening up the store with Vaeren and Erika. Oren came down and asked me if I had a minute. I told him that I did, and we walked into the workshop. Oren asked me if he could have me make a copy of War-Bringer. I sent a thought to War-Bringer, and War-Bringer noted that Oren's personality seemed to mesh more with him than I did. I told them that I would look into it. Oren thanked me, and War-Bringer was amenable as well.
I thought to myself that this would mean that I needed to make another rifle, and thought to the Twins that I needed to have them make another rifle starting this evening. Igor sent to me that there were some spare parts left over from the builds. I went over to where Igor noted that they were. It looked like I had just enough to set up for another rifle like Savah's so I decided to see how quick I could get something together.
It wasn't an hour before I had a rifle together. It wouldn't be an automatic like War-Bringer, but it would do the job. I got the ammunition and magazine set up before Faunra showed up. Faunra asked me what I was working on and I told her what Oren and War-Bringer wanted. Faunra seemed a bit confused, but said that she could definitely transfer the bond, but that there might be something lost from War-Bringer that was inherent to me. I noted that War-Bringer noted that his personality was better suited to Oren, so I didn't want to be attached to him if he didn't want it. Faunra said that she could have something whipped up for tomorrow, but asked what I was intending to do about a long gun, since War-Bringer had fulfilled that requirement before.
I took the opportunity to show her the new rifle and she noted to me that it didn't have any enchantments on it. I asked her if it was really needed and she noted that it definitely was. There were some spells which would block un-enchanted projectiles completely, and some monsters where were a lot less vulnerable to them as well. Faunra smiled and noted that she had just the thing, and that she could work on transferring the enchantment right now while we waited for the others. I left her the room and headed out to the store. Oren was chatting with Vaeren and I told him that Faunra would have a solution, but that it might cost him something. Oren smiled and said that he would get whatever needed to be gotten.
As we waited, I got the message from Niddler that Dame Rebekah was approaching on winged horse-back. He also sent me that he had no problems with our personalities and that he was very happy. I thanked him and asked if War-Bringer had been talking to him. Niddler sent back that War-Bringer had presented his thoughts, but that he had not pushed for anything. I sent back thanks and that I didn't want anyone to be forced to be linked to me if they didn't want to. Niddler assured me that he was fine working with me and the chickens.
Dame Rebekah made her way down to the yard and I left the house to go catch up to her. She settled Bucepherous down and the pseudo-pegasi almost gave me the same side eye that he had so many weeks ago, before snickering. Good to know that I had proven myself to him. Bucepherous went out to graze in the field that would become the area where the school would be built. I guess I will have to leave the gloves and the E-tool with the twins if I want a lot of work to get done when we move on to follow the path to Jorgenfist. At least that's the main reason why I was willing to leave War-Bringer with Oren. The household needs protection and automatic weaponry might be the only way to do so.
Jonathan showed up with his stereotypic fast gait. I swear that I knew the image he presented was not anywhere near what he looked like in reality. Honestly, I don't know how he keeps the hair out of the wonderful food he makes, unless he just transforms back to make the food. I'm fairly certain that he spends more time in his more lupine form than in his more half-elf one. He made it quickly down the lane and didn't show any hint of tiring.
Greetings were exchanged and we all headed in to wait for Faunra to be done with her ritual. Jonathan and Dame Rebekah both took the opportunity to inspect the chicken coops and the goat pen. Niddler flew down from his perch on high to show us just how well the chickens were responding to him. He was beaming with pride when Dame Rebekah or Jonathan gave him praise. After a half an hour more, Faunra came out from the house and told me that the rifle was ready, but that it needed to rest for a bit before being tested and used. Dame Rebekah noted that we had enough time to head to the Manor.
Jonathan and Faunra both agreed, so we headed back towards the house to let Savah know. Savah was waiting at the door and wished me luck. I thanked her and we headed back through town to head south to the Schooner Gulch Road. While we were walking, several people rushed out to thank us. It was a lot like the first time we were thanked for our aid in helping against the goblins. Lars came out to thank us personally for the new dragon skin. I looked to Jonathan and he just playfully shrugged.
When we passed Bilivar's shop, he came out and told us that he had a lot of people come in and ask him about the steam bike frames, indicating that they wanted something similar to what they had heard had been running on the top of the wall. I told him that Savah would be the best point of contact for ordering these things. Bilivar thanked me and said that he would do just that. I looked to everyone else and Dame Rebekah said that we were going to have to find out where people were hearing about everything that occurred during the raid.
When we got down towards Market Street, we were stopped by Ameiko, who handed rushed over to us to give us all hugs and hand me back my phone. There was a very evil grin across her face that made Dame Rebekah ask what she was up to. Ameiko simply said that it was nothing untoward and she hurried back to her Inn. Dame Rebekah gave me a very hairy eyeball and I told her that all I had done was provide her with some of the music of my old world. Dame Rebekah picked up on the "some" part of what I had said and asked how much music there was on my old world. I thought for a minute and noted that if I was remembering correctly, that there were over ninety million different songs, not including variations of songs.
That quieted the conversation as we left via the South Bridge. Paltero was there and he waved us on without even bothering to ask us what we were up to. This wasn't a long walk at all, and it was nice to have a chance to actually not rush for a minute. We made our way back up to the Scarnetti Manor. I could still see the bike's tire tracks from where I rode up here yesterday with a passenger and someone clinging to the back. There were still stains of blood in the grass from the giants that were slain. When we got to the door, we knocked as politely as we could. A battered and bruised butler answered our knocking.
Dame Rebekah couldn't even stop herself from invoking the name of her goddess in what must have been the equivalent of "Jesus" before casting a curing spell and blessing the servant with enough healing energy to remove all traces of the wounds that he had received the previous day. The butler tried to explain that he couldn't afford for this miracle and Dame Rebekah shushed him, saying that it was hers freely to give right now. The butler nodded and brought us in the house and to the drawing room to see Titus.
Titus was there in his armor and finery, waiting for us. It looked like he had swallowed an entire porcupine. Titus welcomed us in, offering us drinks and refreshments. We all politely refused, but thanked him anyway. Titus nodded and sent the staff on. Once they were gone, Titus started a clearly practiced speech. He told us that he was amazed that the town had not only survived an assault by a horde of giants, ghouls, hobgoblins, and even a dragon, but had rebuked it without so much as a fatality or serious injury. I made a mental note that while the butler was still wounded from the previous day's events, Titus showed no sign at all of the thumping he took. That just pissed me off even more.
Titus went on to thank us ever more expansively for saving the life of him and his family, and for keeping them from being kidnapped, even if the things that the Giants had stolen had ended up disappearing. Dame Rebekah surprisingly offered up that she had only recently discovered that there was a thieves' guild in town, and that they could be responsible for all manner of stolen or missing items, especially in the haze of post battle, where all of the good people of town were more worried about making sure that everyone was safe. I knew that the last bit was a slight dig on Jonathan and Faunra, but it had been done so masterfully that Titus didn't even seem to notice, but just nodded along with her.
Titus waited for her to finish before proffering us a sack of coins. He told us that this was the least of what he could do to repay us for risking life and limb to ensure that his family was not removed from the town. He noted that he couldn't for the life of him figure out why the giants had gone directly for him and his, but that we still stopped it before anyone could be killed or hauled off. He handed the bag of coins over to Dame Rebekah, who took them only after insistence from Titus. Dame Rebekah thanked him for his generous recompense and apologized, as we were needed to ensure that the repairs were going smoothly. Titus of course gave us leave to depart. He asked me to stay behind for just a minute.
When the rest of the group left, Titus confronted me about the papers in his desk. He noted that they were out of order and that he figured that I had been the one that had gotten them. I told him that the papers were out when I touched them, saw that they were important, secret papers, and decided that they should go back in the desk. Titus seemed to be watching me intently, probably trying to judge the veracity of my statements. I hadn't lied in any of that. Titus noted that the removal of his blockage to the school could go very far in getting tradesmen to work on the building and get it finished quickly. I told him that I would be most grateful to get the school finished quickly, to try to propagate the ideas that had helped make the defense of the town as powerful as it was, but that I wasn't really approaching this with the idea that I needed to dip into his affairs.
True- I didn't feel that I needed to dip into his affairs. I thought that the town and the town council should. I was mostly untouched by his chicanery. Titus smiled at my last statement and clasped his hand on my shoulder saying that he was certain that we could come to an agreement. I thanked him for his consideration, but noted that I needed to work to get the town guard restocked, as this had been said to be just a small force and that a larger one could be here within a month. Titus blanched a little at that and asked if we were certain that another raid was coming. I told him that we were, unless we left to go get it dealt with first. I, on the fly, told him that we were going to go to Magnimar in a few days to try to convince the Lord-Mayor to send us some of the Hell-Knights or other defenses to help us out, but that we didn't feel like we had much hope without someone who he trusted to go with us.
Titus smiled and said that he would personally go with us. I thanked him and told him that we didn't want to upset the workings of his house here, especially after this ordeal. Titus smiled and said that his wife could handle affairs while he went to go be the hero that the town needs. I thanked him again an excused myself to go catch up with the group. As I left, I saw what I expected to be his wife, just in another room, watching the proceedings. I waved as I left fairly quickly.
When I caught up, we were a good distance from the manor. The group asked what he needed to talk about, alone. I told them that he had confronted me about the papers, and while I didn't lie, I might have omitted a LOT of the truth in the statements that I had made. Dame Rebekah nodded and asked what we should do with the money. Jonathan shrugged, but noted that he had to go get the dire bear-b-q going for tomorrow. I smiled and noted that we could use the money to buy a lot of fixings for one hell of another party. Faunra smiled and said that she could take over for that, before grabbing the bag and rushing off. Dame Rebekah noted that she needed to get the work on the wall done. I asked what I should do, and Dame yelled over to me that someone needed to get the band arranged.
I shrugged and headed to The Rusty Dragon. Ameiko was behind the bar when I came in and absolutely leapt over it to come over and give me a hug, thanking me again for letting her hear so much music. I told her that it was only fair that I allow her and the other bards to become this world's first cover band. Ameiko smiled and said that the five of them had already picked out songs to do, a lot of them being done by some band named "Metal Balloon" or something like that. I realized that she meant Led Zeppelin and told her that they had made good choices, but I did have another reason for dropping by. I told her that this was crunch time, but that Jonathan was whipping up a Barbecue of the bear meat for the whole town tomorrow, and that it was growing over into one of "those" things that we do.
Ameiko smiled and yelled over her shoulder to one of the people at the bar, Chask's nephew Hardred that he needed to go tell the rest of the band that they had another performance lined up, tomorrow. Hardred rushed out and as he ran by, he tipped his hat to the both of us. Ameiko noted that he was still a bit acerbic, but that his strings complemented her own sitar very well. I told her that it would likely be in the market place again, but that they should probably end up setting up on a nearby roof or something. Ameiko said that she had just the place and would be ready for sunset. I went on my way to head back to the house.
Once I got home, I took Savah aside and told her everything that had happened. Savah nodded at the important points, and recommended that I talk to both the Sheriff and the Mayor. I told her that I would after the workday ended. Savah then inquired a bit more about the barbecue. I told her that back in my old world, barbecues would be held for almost any reason, and surviving an attack like what we had suffered was surely a more than sufficient reason. Savah smiled and agreed. Then she asked me what I had to do to get it all done if Jonathan was going to be the one roasting the bear.
I told Savah that Faunra was getting all of the produce and such set up and ready for the feast tomorrow, and Dame Rebekah had to help rebuild the wall, and if I was any good at guessing, was going to be getting the drink situation set up. I was told to get the entertainment arranged, to get the group of bards from the battle. I added that I needed to recharge my phone since Ameiko had just given it back to me so we can all watch it tonight. I went into the electrical portion of the shop and hooked the phone up to one of my back up batteries. It started charging and I headed back to talk with Savah for a bit.
On my way back to through the shop, I saw the newly enchanted rifle. I figured that I would take it out for a shot or two just to check the sights. I took it to the back of the yard and lined up a target. I took a shot and it was just as accurate as anything else I had ever fired. Even more so than that. This rifle was even more accurate than a normal rifle, and I could tell it was due to the enchantment. It seemed like it was a stronger enchantment than the one that the previous rifle had, but I couldn't tell what it exactly it was. I could tell that it was enhanced with some kind of Conjuration magic in addition to the evocation that was related to just the enhancement of the weapon's capability.
I was about to give it some more thought when Savah came over my radio asking me if I was ready for dinner. I responded back to her that I would be right back. I packed up the rifle and headed back to the store. Savah was smiling as I came in and said that I must have been lost somewhere, because it was about time to head to the get dinner before we watch the movie of the fight. I thanked her and put the rifle up in the bedroom. Savah was dressed in her good clothes without her armor. I decided that it would be best if I followed suit. I kept my pistol in a holster and had my shield collapsed and in my cargo pants pocket. It poked out a little, but not enough to really look too much like a weapon.
Savah and I headed down to the shop to help Vaeren and Erika close up. Erika seemed to be getting up to speed fairly quickly. We all headed out together with Vaeren asking me if I might have a chance to talk to him about some things that he'd like to research further into. I told him that tonight would probably be a bit difficult but that I'd try to make time early tomorrow. Vaeren nodded but asked me if I knew the specifics about tomorrow. I thought for a minute and asked him what the 31st meant. He told me without a minute's passing that the unquiet dead come back to their domiciles and harass the living. He noted that our house was fairly safe because our house had not had any deaths associated with it.
We all headed over to Jonathan's to pick up our meals, and told Jonathan when the movie of the battle would start. Jonathan nodded and said that him and Shayliss would be there once the preparations for tomorrow were complete. I nodded and asked if he had seen Faunra or Dame Rebekah. Jonathan noted that they were in here a little while ago with their orders and that they were heading to the Mayor to deliver their report of the meeting with Titus. I nodded to Savah and said that I should probably head over as well. Savah said that she'd get the common room set up. I thanked her and headed over to the Town hall.
When I got there, Faunra and Dame Rebekah were already in the meeting with both Sheriff Hemlock and Mayor Deverin. The Mayor was apparently going to give us a reward for how well we did for the events and what we had brought to light with the Scarnettis. I almost didn't want it, but realized that we were going to need to get supplies for the trip to Jorgenfist. The Mayor asked what the developments were with Titus from when he talked to me alone. I told her that Titus had volunteered to go to Magnimar with us to try to get reinforcements for the next assault, and that this would be a perfect time to get him tried in Magnimar as was needed.
Sheriff Hemlock noted that he had made some progress with getting information on Jubrayl. I asked if what we had turned over would be sufficient. Sheriff Hemlock looked to Mayor Deverin and looked grim. I guessed correctly when Sheriff Hemlock noted that even with the letters, Titus would just claim it was a rogue's attempt at blackmail. Mayor Deverin added that Titus could even flip on it, promising to provide evidence against Jubrayl. I thought for a minute and asked which would be more important to "get", the shifty noble or the arsonist?
The Mayor looked to Sheriff Hemlock for his answers. Sheriff Hemlock looked disheartened when he noted that there were real problems with either. Getting rid of Jubrayl would possibly mean that another lieutenant in his gang could take over, maybe a more violent one. He continued with saying that getting rid of Titus would only get rid of him, and leave the Scarnettis in power, with a vindictive "heir" to the town council. I noted that this was a bad scenario that we had just dropped on their laps and apologized. I told them that I could go talk to Titus, to see if he would be willing to flip on Jubrayl, because if we had any buy-in from him, it might be a bit more solid.
Sheriff Hemlock and the Mayor both shook their heads, saying that they needed another day to think it over. I told them that we would work on getting ourselves ready to head to Jorgenfist to try to make sure that nothing else comes of it. Mayor Deverin nodded and asked us to let her know if we needed anything else. Faunra and Dame Rebekah both said that they would. We all headed out and made our way to my house for the showing.
I reached out mentally to War-Bringer, Niddler, and the Twins to find out the conditions. War-Bringer noted that he was on a last patrol with Oren and Arika, Niddler noted that he was finishing up with the farm duties. Veronica and Igor noted that they had something to discuss about some needed projects. I told Faunra and Dame Rebekah that I needed to space out for a minute and apologized. Faunra said that she could understand, and Dame Rebekah just continued her conversation with Faunra.
I transitioned to thinking quickly with both Veronica and Igor about what was needed. Veronica brought up how I was going to need to get the whole group up to Jorgenfist quickly, but that Jonathan, Dame Rebekah, and even Faunra's bikes were not sufficient to the task. I sent back to them asking what their recommendations were. Igor sent me back an image of a sidecar each for both of the bikes, with Jonathan in one, and Dame Rebekah in the other. I asked them both how much it would cost, and they told me fifteen hundred gold. I sent them that I would get back to them.
I picked back up in the real world to see that we were almost to the house. Faunra keyed in on the change and asked what was up. I told them both that the twins had an idea that could help get us to Jorgenfist quicker, but it would cost money and it would mean modifying the way that we travelled. Faunra asked how much, and I told her that it would cost about fifteen hundred gold. Dame Rebekah looked at her and looked back at me and handed me over the bag that the Mayor had just handed them, saying that the rest should be put into getting the supplies for the trip. Faunra asked me if there was anything else that was needed. I told her that I'd need her bike brought by tomorrow for the fitting.
Faunra said that she'd bring it by tomorrow afternoon. I thanked her and told the others that I'd have Savah on the case for getting our needed supplies. Dame Rebekah noted that she always got the best deals. I agreed thoroughly. I spared a second to send a thought to the twins to tell them to start on Faunra's sidecar. When I came back to, we had made it back the house. I opened the door for everyone and we headed right upstairs. Oren and Arika came in right behind us, and all five of us went upstairs to the common room. A large amount of food was set out among the tables in the room, and Savah was on the love seat waiting for me.
I went back downstairs to get my phone, because I realized that I had left it on the charger. Veronica and Igor both saluted me while they were working on the chassis for the first sidecar. I told them good job and quickly went to get my phone and headed back upstairs. Everyone was now ready, so I loaded up the video and set up the speakers. Faunra asked if I was working on a better set up. I told her that I probably could, but that magic would do it quicker. Faunra had a bit of a disappointed look on her face but didn't say anything.
We watched the video a few times, with helpful input after the first or second time of how it could be made better. I laughed and noted that it might mean that I need to get Niddler some more training in videographer. Savah looked at me oddly and asked if that was a profession on my old world. I told her it was, as well as reporters and other people who took records of events and passed them along to others. Erika seemed to be a bit intrigued by this but didn't say anything with regards to it.
We watched a few more times, with Jonathan complementing Dame Rebekah's backswing at one time, or Faunra complementing him for his mastery of three dimensional combat. Dame Rebekah asked if it would be possible for us to take videos of all of our upcoming battles. I told her that it would eat up memory storage after a while, but that we certainly could do this on a more frequent basis and trade off the ones that are less useful. I finished with joking that it wouldn't have the nice video soundtrack. Everyone laughed at that and noted that we could always just get the bards to follow along with us.
After we had a nice communal dinner, where we discussed what we were doing over the next few days, the subject of the Night of the Pale came up. Erika asked if there was anything similar back where I was from. I told her that some cultures did have a belief in the ancestors coming back, but that it didn't seem to have the same focuses as the Night of the Pale did. Savah offered up our house and property for those who would like to stay the night tomorrow night so that they wouldn't have to worry about those who had been slain in their own properties. I backed it up, with Faunra and Shalelu doing the same, since they had just built their house this year too.
Dame Rebekah and Chelger noted that they would be okay in the Manor, as any spectral entity that decided to try to assault a multi-faith religious sanctuary deserved a short afterlife. I smiled and noted that someone might want to make sure that James at the Glassworks doesn't spend the night in there. Shayliss laughed and said that she was certain that he had someplace else to stay. Everyone was in good humor when we all decided to split up for the night.
Savah and I both spent some time together to discuss what we our next plans were. I confirmed to Savah that the group was indeed going to have to head to Jorgenfist to head off this attack and try to get to the bottom of this focus on Sandpoint. Savah nodded and said that she'd keep the progress on the school going with the twins. I noted that as long as they were busy, they should be fine for the duration. I laughed and noted that we needed to figure out a better way to stay in touch during these missions. Savah smiled and said that it would be great if we could just get a duplicate of the phone and get the antennae up higher. I smiled and said that I'd work on that after the school, and the armor for the elves, and the weapons for the city of Magnimar, and the bikes for everyone with pre-orders.
Savah listened to my little rant and smiled. She told me that it was good to have a large amount of work to be planned. I told her that I agreed, but that getting everything done promptly was stressful. Savah told me that I was expected to take some time to make things, and that the rate that I was pumping things out of the workshop was astounding. I thanked her for the reassurances and said that I could focus more on stuff for us. Savah replied back, or just us instead of the stuff. I smiled and agreed.