"So, your telling me this is a new form of mobile for a baby?" Markus was not buying some random man's trash just because it looked shiny. He wasn't. But if he made it so he got it free... well, that wasn't buying was it?

and a few minutes later, with a new rock and not a coin spent, he was a happy man. Yes, Markus liked not spending money on things. Besides, who would think a rock, no matter how light, would make a good baby mobile?

Laughing to himself he packs up his pack. Looking at the sun's position, he would need to be leaving for home soon anyway, so why not leave before any angry men came back to talk about his easily breakable goods, hm.

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"Perhaps it's better this way." Maduras mused to himself as he moved along, "not like I was sure how to charge the thing. Really, why it couldn't be charged with lightning or on the enchanting table I have no clue. What kind of magic item needs Movement to wake?" the man scoffed to himself as he made his way through the docks. He would have taken the forest route but with the king visiting best not to chance it. Hopefully he could get passage before word that the Royal Menace would be visiting spread.

"Really, must the man put out an execution order just because his son was a horrible mage?"

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"Well, I guess I left too late," Markus thought aloud to himself, while having his pack run through by the local gate keepers. Usually the guard didn't bother to look through packs unless it was near dawn or dusk. Having to pay a 'fine' since he was over the new carry limit on things in a single pack (really that's how you're going with this?) he was on his way soon enough.

Being careful to leave a couple things out of his back so that a second guard doesn't stop him for an extra 'fine', he soon is left with a carrot and a rock in hand. Shrugging the merchant sticks the carrot in his mouth and chewed at its end as he walked out of town. He had intended to wait for dinner but needs must. Eh, it'll get him through the woods to the main road.

With a carrot in his mouth and fidgeting with the rock he got for free in his hands, he started again.

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We Rats scurry forth.

From our Nest we go.

We Rats are hungry.

We Rats scurry along.

We Rats are hungry.

We Rats see food.

Growl. Snap. Growl.

Attack the two leg.

Snap. Growl. Snap

We down the two leg.

Growl. Snap. Growl.

We eat the two leg.

We Rats are eating.

On the two leg is something.

We Rats investigate.

It Moves.

We Rats Attack.

We Rats Attack.

It Falls in river.

We Rats watch for it to come back.

It does not.

We Rats are safe.

We Rats Scurry back.

Back to the Nest.

We Rats need sleep.

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... Why am I wet?