Location: The Western Forest of Belhaven
Beezil heaved a great sigh and let his eyes roll up into his forehead...Kids! He really didn't want a scuffle with this child, but he also knew that running off with her unannounced would be wrong too...then an idea hit him.
"Beezil has an idea!" he said, brightening. "Beezil's friend, Salty is here in da woods choppin' stuff. He give Beezil a ride to find you.
"How 'bout we go to him, an he takes message back to yer Mum and Da? Then they know you safe, an' Beezil can go with Essie!"
Essie stopped almost immediately and turned to look at Beezil.
"See! We comper'mize an' make solu'shun'!'" Beezil said with a big grin.
Essie looked around for minute and then gave him a sideways glance. “Where is your friend, Salty?”
Beezil pointed in the direction he had come from, which was in the exact opposite direction Essie had been trying to go. She crossed her arms before her and frowned.
“But that’s to reverse of where we need to go!”
Beezil looked around and gave her a shrug. She then sighed and dropped her arms to her sides.
“Okay. You’re a knight right?”
It took Beezil a second but he nodded.
“Then you have a code of honor and can’t break your word right?”
Again, Beezil took a moment before nodding. This made Essie smile.
“Okay, here’s the plan. You swear that we are only going so your friend can tell those people back in the capital that I’m safe with you and nothing else? Then, once we tell your friend these things, you and I can go on our quest to find my Da?”