Crumble was satisfied and walked through the city back home in a happy mood. Suddenly he discovered a new shop which looked interesting: it was a magic utility shop (non-magicians would think this as well – it probably had backrooms with the real magic and the visible shop would consist of little ‘magic’ tricks for everyone to learn and impress the family). He looked through the windows and then quietly sneaked in. The atmosphere was magical indeed and there were lots of cool little items, most of which didn’t hold real magic though. Crumble looked around for a while and discovered the shop owner talking to a woman with a bag lying next to her on the ground. “… it was a huge success with the portal indeed. We had to stop those darn people using the libraries for good or at least long enough to finish the task. They won’t be able to do anything against it now, probably won’t even see it coming”, she laughed.
Crumble used his magic to send out his vision and searched through the bag which was a little bit opened: he created snapshots in his mind of what he could see in there until he was so shocked that he instantly had to stop. The cat collected his thoughts and then quickly hurried out of the shop to tell the others.

They talked a bit about what was happening in the world, finally also about the argument with the dwarves. “I know it might be a bit exaggerated and sound weird to other races. Dwarves (similar to elves) have a strong feeling of honor though and are severely hurt when it comes to scenes like this. They won’t give in because Gnol is a true hero for them and a symbol of skill and knowledge for the dwarves. I do hope you will succeed in getting the portal repaired though and get that magician back. I can imagine he’s quite adorable as a colored rabbit right now. Make sure to use the time and make him respect your power and skills, you’re a capable person. I hope to see you again some day!”
Crumble said good-bye and carefully sneaked out of the shop. This had been a thrilling mission!

Crumble turned around and the crystal duck interrogated him on what the cat had done in the office and why. Crumble explained everything and hoped this weird figure would understand he wasn’t a threat. “I can see you’re telling the truth. This doesn’t sound dangerous for my dwarf, so I guess I don’t have to intervene”, it said. The cat was amazed by this creature and asked where it had come from and what it was (politely). “I don’t know if there are more of my kind or if I am a strange experiment of a magician”, the duck replied, “but I probably would never have seen the daylight if my dwarf had not found me in between stones and gemstones deep down in a mine… Ever since then I have promised to protect my friend and his business against any harmful people or things. It gives my life a meaning and he treats me very well. I advise him in business questions and he makes sure that I feel comfortable.”