If it helps any, they seem a largely forgiving people. If you run into them again, just keep your carrot tops at a fair distance and they'll probably still help you. It seems the Hippocratic Oath is still worth something.

[He chuckles wryly] That's hardly helped. You haven't had anyone willing to give your the information you need, and I doubt your castle will be willing to tell you what's going on. If it's anything like Draconis all it will talk about is how it wants you to stay with it.