[mordhiem]

Puli decided not to sit and remained standing, but edged closer towards the others from the corner he had been in. He took a few pieces of fruit and chomped them in a methodical, gradual manner, then sipped some of the wine but clearly found it not to his liking and placed it back on the table. Puli broke his silence to enter one of his customary lectures:

"Hmph, wine and mead... and all this meat and cheese slavishly prepared. It is totally unnecesary. Water, fruit and a few token vegtables is more than enough for anyone."

After he had satisfied his hunger, if not his thirst, Puli again sloped back to his isolated position and continued to listen to the conversation whilst observing the members. Nothing worthy of comment had passed yet and he would, as always, remain silent until such an event did.