The Real Story of How Pete Lost His Sight (Part 3)

Back in Grimpshaw, nestled in da arms a' da Kobold Mountains, life weren't always bootiful. Now don' git me wrong or nuttin, it's jes about da purtiest place in da Realms. But mebbe cause a' dat, dere was always critters trying ta take what din't belong to dem. Now take da bee-yoo-ti-ful statcha we had in da center a' ar lil village. It was da snake goddess G'r'Sssshalk, and she wuz a mighty fine lookin' statcha, ah kin tell ya dat. So one day a group a dem snake folk comes by tryin' ta steal it, so me and da boyz sent 'em scootin wit dere tails tween dere legs. Seemed like all wuz good fer a moon or so, 'til we got word dat a big group a dem wuz headin ar way. Dat made da elders git all skittish, and dey started dat talk ah runnin an' hidin agin. Even talkin' funny about da statcha, sayin' mebbe we'd had it long enuff. But me an' da boyz weren't havin none a' dis nonsense, so we headed out ta git started on dem tung lickers. Ah got mah mad on an' charged inta 'em. But ah reckon da rest ah da boyz forgot dere wozenberries, an' when dey went back ta git 'em da elders decided we wuz jes handin' over da statcha.
 
Well, ol' Pete wuz a fierce an' feisty warrior, but all by mehself ah din't have no chance aginst all dem snakes. Dey took me down an' trussed me up as a spoil o' war. Bein' kinda uncivilized, dey went and poked mah eyes out fer good measure. Dey laughed an' said dat if we hadn't taken whut din't belong ta us, ah'd still have mah sight. Dey wuz talkin' about how tasty ah'd be, but when we got back ta where dey came from, dere bossman said he din't like no manflesh, an' he'd be sellin' me off.
 
So ah ended up on a wagon headed up ta dis cold nort' city, wit nuttin an' no one tah watch mah back. Den along came dah Baron, representin' da fine an' mighty Lord Ratikins. An' he done chose me tah bring da good word to dah people, sendin' a sliver o' his mighty power mah way. Den he went an' led me tah a uni-corn dat needed savin', knowin' dat dah healin' powers ah dat wunnerful critter would bring back dah sight dem snake folk had stolen. An' now imma make sure dat dis here statue don't end up in da wrong hands. Cause ol' Pete is a might smarter den da young'un, and he ain't gonna be repeatin' dah mistakes ah yoot.