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Mistral spoke up. "If you don't mind, I have a more lighthearted story for us all. Like I said before, it is called The Bandits and the Iguana.
"The story begins where we left off last time, with Mi'zai and Aria traveling the world. One faithful night, they stopped at a large inn to rest. At first, they were denied enterance.
"'Every night, bandits come to stay at our inn.' said the patron, known only as Dimsdale. 'They steal everything and strut around like they own this place.'
"'They will eventually if you keep letting them come here.' said Mi'zai. 'Tell you what, just let me and my granddaughter stay the night, and those bandits will never trouble you again.'
"Confused and intriguied by this, the patron let them stay. Mi'zai entertained Dimsdale with his lyre and song, and Aria smiled to herself, knowing what her grandfather was planning. That night, Mi'zai and Aria went to be early. Mi'zai slept on a rocking chair in front of the hearth, and Aria curled herself under the table as the waxing crescent turned her into a full dragon.
"Sure enough, at the stroke of midnight, there was a loud banging at the door. 'Dimsdale! Dimsdale!' called the voice from outside. 'We've come for our supper! Open the door and let us in!'
"Not waiting to be let in, they burst through the door and ransacked the dinning hall. They stole food from the pantry and ate it like the gluttons they were. Suddenly, one of the shorter bandits exclaimed, 'Hey! I just found this large iguana under the table! Nice iguana!' The bandit then took his stick which had a sausage on one end, and poked Aria right in the nose.
"With a roar of anger, Aria lundged out from under the table. She grabbed the bandit, and threw him right out the door.
"Never have you ever seen bandits leave in such a hurry. Bandits were running out the door. Bandits were jumping out the windows. One bandit even climbed up the chimmny.
"'Dimsdale's gone mad!' they cried. 'He lets beasts stay at his inn! We can never visit this place again!'
"The next morning, Dimsdale went to thank Mi'zai for getting rid of the bandits, to which Mi'zai had this to say:
"'They may be a supersticious and dim-witted lot, but they aren't evil. Invite them back, and if they act up again, remind them of this day, and say that everyone is welcome in your inn, even monsters.'
"And with that, Mi'zai and Aria left to continue on their journey."
"It's a pretty humorous tale." said Marcus with a slight chuckle. "But just a note, we knew that humans existed before metools left the Met Cloud Kingdom, but we just didn't know all the details we know now."
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Snipe Anteater: Only a fool seeks answers from a bowl of oatmeal.
Generic villian: Are you calling me a fool?!
Snipe Anteater: No, a bowl of oatmeal.
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