Chap 0: the Meeting
Banach surrenders to his gut feeling. He decides to bluff these men. "But noble men, you have it all wrong. You see, I am the owner of this cart, full of poultry meat, if I may add. I met this grey, silvered-eye man at my most recent stop and he was in needing of lift. I politely agreed and we were on our merry way, until this beast before us attacked and tried to strip me of my goods. Certainly, you must believe me. I am but a forest gnome. Have we ever acted in such a violent way?"