Captain Bain LeGuile laughed. "The real world also breaks the souls of innocents and rewards the nastiest of warlords. What's your point?"

Smidgeon nodded again as he tested one of the gold coins between his teeth. After, he smiled. "Yeah! We came from Port Havelock... Siplivar was interesting and I almost bought one of those neat lizards but-"

"It would find its way down your throat eventually," Bain snapped. He looked to Corbin, "I would say that I know more about life than you do, Eternal Child."