“My name is Cao Nyut,” said the giant pachyderm, “not sir. That’s first of all.”

Alright, Cao Nyut,” said Bun, straining to pronounce the vowel clusters as he had heard them, “but why do you want to capture or kill the Thermock?”

“Because” said Cao Nyut, “the Thermock is the most evil creature in the world, and it has taken possession of part of my soul.”

Cao Nyut approached Bun with his hands outstretched, as if to signal peaceful intentions. Finally, he stopped and said, “at this distance, I won’t have to raise my voice. What is your name, boy?”

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“My name is Bun,” said the boy with the light brown hair and seafoam colored eyes, “Bun of Challville, son of Chay, she of the bird’s nest hair, and Chay’s husband, Bun the elder, he of the bald head and scribbling pencil.”

“Bun, then,” said Cao Nyut, “would you hear my tale? For I don’t expect you to believe me about the Thermock until you hear it all.”

“You’re right,” said Bun, “your claims about the Thermock seem strange, because the Thermock does not seem dangerous at all.”

So Bun agreed, and Cao Nyut told his tale.