Ener: offer to free Daniel in exchange for the scarf and a way out
<ENER>
So all I gotta do is to free you from the tree in exchange for the scarf?
<DANIEL>
Well... All you gotta do is find a way to get all of us out of this looped ecosystem. THEN you can free me from the tree.
<ENER>
You know what? YOU SUCK at negotiating. I can do all of that by myself without you needing to bargain anything with me. Oh and I can probably maul you.
<DANIEL>
And you might not want to. I gotten hints that Maddox found himself in a bind and...
<ENER>
You dimphead! Maddox's all bloodied up! Of course he's in a bind!
<DANIEL>
Oh... so he is in trouble. That's not good...
<ENER>
You didn't know that?
<DANIEL>
I am betting that has something to do with someone taking my LEGENDARY HEDGE TRIMMER away when I was sleeping. I often felt like being stalked all the time by the trees around me... Kelen spoke of being spooked by shadows wandering in rooms. Shadows and teeth. No telling what kind of horror Maddox is suffering now.
<ENER>
Ok, I can also save him by myself without the scarf. I still fail to see where you might fit in all of this.
<DANIEL>
I may have SOMETHING to help Maddox, directly or indirectly.
<ENER>
..... .... ... .. . How do I know you're not lying?
<DANIEL>
Since you established Maddox on top of your list of priorities and I HAVE something that may lead you to him, this make myself a priority to you as well. And since me helping you will lead you to you helping Maddox will lead you to helping all of us, it makes me just as important. I am Chief of Security, so you will be wise to not to maul me or else... find yourself in a bind without my oh damn it awesome skills. Plus, there's something I want you to recover for me.
<ENER>
Can't you do it by yourself? I can snip you off of your body so you can look for it yourself. Lame Jerk.
<DANIEL>
Then the deal is off and I won't be helping you. And thus, you will fail yourself in helping Maddox and finding a way to get all of us out of here. I know how you Ooths rely on bartering system to get by and I don't think you're stupid enough as a critter to push yourself deep into the corner than you are as of now.
<ENER>
Gwwrrrr... is that a threat?
<DANIEL>
An opportunity for our temporary partnership.
<ENER>
Except I will be doing all of YOUR crap works. And I thought leaders couldn't be any more of lackadaisical douches... If it weren't for the scarf and you threatening me with Maddox's life, I will tear you to shreds...
<DANIEL>
And Maddox's life depends on us. Well, do we have a deal then?