Batzorig and Bo Jing were distressed by what had happened to Sum-Oov and started asking some questions around Pasar. They decided to start by going straight to the Elders of Pasar and their court in the village circle of First Pasar-- the ring of traditional huts by the lake around which the Free City of Pasar had developed.
At first the outsiders were rebuffed by the guards stationed outside the entrance to the First Pasar. But Bat and Bo Jing persisted trying to gain entry until they were arrested. Each was held for about an hour in separate bamboo cages and then questioned by one of the Elders. The man who questioned Batzorig asked him a few questions about how he knew Bunko and what had happened on the road. Batzorig shared all he knew and was released with a reminder that Pasar was city of peace centered on a village of love and no violence would be tolerated with its walls. The woman who questioned Bo Jing asked few questions about what happened and instead asked him if he was a true friend to Bunko. “Because he has a lot of enemies, lots of people saying bad things about him.” After Bo Jing reassured her that he was a true friend and didn’t believe that Bunko had done anything bad, he was released. The Elder gave him a little present to thank him for being a good friend to Bunko—a long slim dagger disguised as a rod of bamboo.
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