I'm afraid you cannot stay long.I wish I could offer you tea. It comes too rarely on this island. Unfortunately the most I can afford are a few pickled mushrooms. Do you wish to barter? Some very fine vintages can be made with our local mushrooms. Or so I've heard.
It is true that my appearance may differ somewhat from one typical to my kind. It remains from a period of tumult in our history. Not quite painful. Not quite so much a physical change than a sensory one. And that is all I'll say on the matter. You wish to visit my liege? I'm afraid that cannot be allowed. You cannot comprehend what a Prince of his status can do to a mortal mind as yours. But I shall pass on your regard nonetheless. Thank you.
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Astaroth "What would you have me say? Ask me the reason for my being. He is my answer." Anne Meredith "I've done business with her once or twice. She's a nice girl. And she did find our island. Probably a decent captain." |
Nocerius, the Allegiant ValetA valet in exile to a prince of Hell itself. Salt only knows how long they've lived on this island, so far away from civilization. His visage is similarly odd; and not what one would typically expect upon a devil.
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This one took a few days to be told, dredged from dark and distant annals of infernal history. Best not to be told elsewhere, lest the existence of these exiles be discovered.