"Losing pursuers, in the forest or otherwise, is one of my particular talents," he says. "If you're going to be running away from things, you couldn't ask for a better companion. Hmm... the capital's pretty close. Would asking the king and queen themselves suit your need for proof? It would sure suit my sense of dramatic timing, with the lantern festival coming up so soon. I could even give them the crown back, or better yet have you give them the crown back, and then I bet they wouldn't have me arrested."