"Not quite, but therein lies the tale and if you're treating for ale I am happy to tell it," he said with a toothy grin.

The kid would be grinning or worrying about then, but then he knew that 'therein lies the tale' was generally what Ahhz said not long before he either made a new ally or conned some rube out of his unicorn and cash in exchange for a rusted old sword with fake jewels. But either way, Aahz always did alright in the end, and often made them some new connections.