Rupitydumble was quite confused. The king had called upon him specifically, the great Rupitydumble, had he not? Was that not what had been written in the king’s letter? What use was there for these others? Ah! But of course - they must be his bodyguard! After all, what was a great wizard without his entourage of a knight, two common-looking folks who simply must be his squires, a… troll… hmm, the treasurer, surely, a… a golem. Best not to question that one. And the final member of course being…
Why is there another wizard?
Wait… no, no, no, that’s no wizard - it’s a child! And looking closer, he saw that the child was in a rather poor shape, specifically in that he looked quite like a bat. He was quite certain that he was looking at a child, however. Though the reason why said child looked the way he did was a question that lingered on Rupitydumble’s mind. Perhaps magic? He had heard tales of dream-fulfillment potions (something that didn’t work, mind you) having adverse affects, namely turning people into that which they fear most. Could this be the root cause? Likely not.
Rupitydumble considered the thought further, however. Eventually, he realized he had been staring into the distance, and for quite a long time at that… He had been imagining what a futuristic world with dream-fulfilling drugs would look like, but he stopped himself midway through his story (just as the funny octopus man was saying something) to refocus on the matter at hand. Who were these other people? He must get to the bottom of the matter. He elected to start by speaking to the strangest of the group, the small child… thing. While some would think it more wise to speak to the prince, Rupitydumble very obviously would not agree with those people for his own strange reasons.
As was customary to do when speaking to someone, Rupitydumble walked over to the child. Once in front of the child, he revealed from his satchel a potato, which he offered to the child. After all, gifts tend to positively incline people towards you in most circumstances. A positive inclination would produce useful information. He would wait to see the child’s reaction before proceeding, to be sure his plan had worked.