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Iori sighed, "Well, perhaps, but I suggest a wager to settle this."

A brewmaster was walking by when he over heard the conversation, "A wager you say? About what?"

"Oh, brewmaster Thai," Iori smiled, "Its good to see you again. I see that thanks to Andy things got back under control here. This lovely lady beside me is my separated wife Saya. We were just discussing how much money Rock Howard would make if he built armor made out of fine gems kind of like that gift he made for you 3 years ago."

Thai's face beamed as he remembered the gift and replied, "That armor had been very useful. Those mantid were driven off by the mere gleam of it. Many Pandaren were jealous of me, tee hee hee. So, where is Rock living these days? I had been meaning to thank him for his wonderful gift."

Iori then looked to Saya before replying to Thai, "He is living on Planet Marvelous, but Saya and I don't know exactly where."

Thai began laughing then said, "A place like that for such a skilled builder and fighter is just too funny. I mean, I know the heroes need better fashions but not sparkly ones. Imagine seeing Captain America in Rubies and Sapphires and Diamonds because that's as good as that hero is going to get from Rock's fashions."

Iori chuckled thinking of it, but then said, "It was Rock's decision, Thai. Besides, if he gets bored or annoyed, Rock can always come here, right?"

Thai sighed, "Yes, I suppose that is true." Reaching into his back pocket, Thai pulled out a small box, "Next time you see Rock, could you give this to him? It is my thanks for the armor. And...it might settle half the bet your wife was having. Rock never asked for this thank you gift, but it is Pandaren custom to purchase armor properly."

Iori opened the box and inside was 5000 gold pieces. "Whoa!" Iori exclaimed, "This is a lot for such armor."

"The armor is still precious to me and worth every single copper. My brew also sold a lot this year, so there is some interest in there too."

Iori re-closed the box and then replied, "I am sure to give it to Rock next time I see him. You take care and I wish you another successful sales year."

"To you as well."

Iori then led Saya through the Ironforge portal and said to Saya, "To translate how much Rock got, these 5000 gold pieces...that's $500,000 in American. And just for one chest plate. He'd get more if he had made an entire set to go with it."

"For once," Iori said, smirking, "I would have to agree. Well, well, well..." the red-head paused to get a good look at Dun Morogh, "This frozen tundra is what all the fuss was about? I don't see...."

A moment later, the dwarf named Thomas and his wife walked right passed them not even bothering to catch a glimpse that Iori could foil their plans. It was as if they weren't even worried. Ice was soon to be theirs and that's all there was to it according to them.

(No worries, we stick to the plan that Ice does in fact get captured by these two. That was the plan, right?)

Thomas and the dragon wandered into the bar at Khranos, well...actually, first Diana burned the bar down then the couple sat at a charred set of chairs. Iori followed the two, but more stealthily than before. The two conversed about a plan to hand Ice over to "the boss" once he was captured and they should somehow use that Hyoga fellow to help them without Hyoga actually knowing he was acting evil.

(Likely when the situation with Iori, Ice, and Saya are nearly done or when Ice is officially captured and the unwritten rule line of, "How can this get any worse" comes into action. Now, refresh my memory on the whole Sasuke/Yumi thing. I know that Yumi is pregnant thanks to Sasuke and Iori doesn't really favor it, but what exactly were we planning on doing with that? Were we going to create a situation where it would make it seem that Sasuke isn't going to be as "loyal" as Sasuke claimed he would be or...)

Once Iori heard that, he decided he had better let Dee know of the decision on which part of Azeroth he wished Ice to live in. Iori sighed when he told Saya that it would appear to prevent further disaster from befalling Ice, that Ice was going to live in the Borean Tundra.

(I just remembered something...Iori never told Saya that Yumi was pregnant did he? We both know that Iori despises the fact that Sasuke is much older than Yumi and secondly Dee considers Sasuke as the best man for her execution squad team.)

"I don't really know, but we have to keep Ice away from them. Its bad enough that I have to deal with the fact that Yumi got pregnant by Sasuke Uchiha, and now I have to deal with someone planning on brainwashing or perhaps killing the only son I would consider worthy of my name? What is next?! Am I going to hear that Blaze is going to go acquire himself a second spouse? If that's the case.....I am going to go riot!"

(I think this should prove interesting...lol)

(Then this should add a bit more of a spice to what we already have. Good call on that one Dee.)

Iori then realized he had spilled the beans about Yumi. He stopped walking too, which was about a few meters ahead of Saya. He replied with his head lowered, ashamed of what he had said, "Yes, Saya. You had heard me correctly. Sasuke Uchiha and our little Yumi are going to be parents. That ninja even insisted that Yumi live with him so to prove how loyal he is and how trustworthy he can be. But to be honest, Saya, I just hope that Yumi is being safe in such a dangerous land. Dee's assigned that planet, the one that Sasuke oversees for her, as the place where criminals are executed for their misdeeds and according to what Terry had told me the last time he was at my restaurant, Sasuke likes to torture his prisoners with poison. Makes them sick till they die in a bathroom."

Iori replied, "Not directly. When Rock was going to move out there was a radical change in the Galaxy's nature. I thought it was coincidental that Rock had been moving out when this happened. But, I didn't dismiss the idea that maybe it was because for a very long time just as Dee and Terry had held their roles to keeping the galaxy stable, Rock too had a bit to play there also. His moving, I thought might have been pre-mature, but I also knew better than to..."

Noticing the growing bored look on Saya's face, Iori summarized his point, "Point being that because Dee had insisted on no sex from anyone but Terry until Rails and Parma - Blue had been born and that Sasuke was horny, Sasuke and Yumi ended up doing it. Yumi and Sasuke both insisted that Sasuke was using every protection he could to prevent this, but still it happened. It was my suggestion to Dee and Terry that they have at least one child to restore the balance on Planet Hamster."

The two arrived back at Dee's mansion a lot faster than on the way there. Mainly because Saya knew the route they took to get there and there was no foul ups that way, and because Iori and Saya both had nothing to say to each other.

Progress on both mansions were in full swing though and Iori as well as Saya were forced to wear hard hats in order to protect their brains from any falling bricks. Iori found Dee in one of Dee's Pokemon forms using the move dig to help with the elevator shafts. He said, "Yo Sandshrew Dee, stop using Dig and listen up. Ice is going to be living in the Borean Tundra. You are not getting the report as to why other than we scoped out Dun Morogh and its too dangerous for Ice to live in."