Hill's study grew silent for a while; nobody wanted to recall that pig again.
After a period, Fran spoke, "Then I shall take my leave."
"Grandfather, please stay for dinner," Hill said with a smile. "The seafood Uncle Adrian brought is delicious."
"It's List's cooking that's good," Adrian nodded. "He prepared it himself using a puppet. It's quite similar to what an Undead Tribe chef would make."
Fran stayed, intrigued, and was quite satisfied with the meal. He asked List about his cooking methods.
Then, he presented List with a specially crafted puppet that could almost pass for a real person, very lifelike indeed.
Even List believed that the dishes made by this puppet were almost as good as his own, achieving 90% of his skill.
This ordinary, intelligence-lacking puppet had Hill immediately at ease, no longer worried about Fran's legendary journey.
Hill knew how to make puppets too, but to craft one as adept as this was beyond his abilities.