Badru wandered around again, but this time he moved with a much greater purpose. Finally, he returned to Mathias and handed him the basket. It was filled with berries, roots, and a few other odd plant things. "Food," he said simply. "Morals, currents, rose hips, chickweed, dandilion, salsify, budock, wood lily, and yucca."
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Gray waited until Pepper and Peter were out of sight before walking into the courtroom. He walked right past Allen without looking at him and straight to a table with a pen and some pieces of paper. He picked one up and began writing, ignoring everything around him until he had finished. Then he turned and looked for who looked to be the most in charge and gave him the note. He considered sticking around to see what happened, but he might be detained, and that would be no fun at all, so he headed for the door again.
Dear sir,
I know this man is your friend, and I respect your friendship, but you must know that allowing this man to take a child is a bad idea. He beats his wife terribly, which is well known. What is less well known is that he is insane. I know for a fact that he hears voices telling him to do terrible things. Please reconsider your decision before it is too late. He does well to hide it, but he is a danger to scociety. Protect the children.