Fish presents his plan to the other mages.

"...with the guards neutralized, we get the goods and escape through the tunnel. Any questions?"

The usual mages are quiet. Girl says: "Nope!"

Fish notices a weird rabbit he's never seen before in the audience.

Fish: "Who the heck is that?"

Grendel: "I'm Grendel!"

Girl: "Yeah! That's Grendel!"

Penguin: "He's always been here!"

Beastie pretends to have bunny ears with his fingers.

Fred: "Grendel is the most awesome plan9 mage!"

Daemon: "If I had three wishes, I'd wish for Grendel to be my best friend three times!"

Girl: "If you ever died, master, I would want Grendel to adopt me!"

someone: "Me too"

Grendel: "Aww, you guys!"

Fish: "Are you all insane?!"

Glenda shakes her head angrily.

poster for issue: GRENDEL