Maggie Meets Stuffinisthroat

    "Oh, you want to go see Stuffinisthroat. He sits in the shed out back" the pleasant shopkeeper said to Maggie. The timid newcomer thanked the shopkeeper and departed the store. She found the alley that led to the rear of the building, and followed it to find Stuffinisthroat, whomever that was.

    Maggie found the shed the shopkeeper was referring to, and with all her courage, she knocked on the door. She heard a deep booming gentlemanly cough come from inside, followed by slow steps, increasing the agony Maggie already felt from the situation. Before long though, the handle slowly turned, then the door flung open, revealing a tall, slightly slouching, bald man with a scraggly white mustache. He peered at her with a menacing stare, one eye much wider than the other.

    The old man cleared his throat again, then asked "Can I help you?"

    Maggie once again gathered her courage, and asked Stuffinisthroat "Excuse me sir, I'd like to repair my satchel. The shopkeeper told me I should come ask you for assistance."

    Stuffinisthroat considered her for some time, then gave a long grumble. He put out his hand, and Maggie handed over her satchel. Then the man cleared his throat once again, then called deeply back into the shed "'Ey, Stuffinisthroat! Got a customer for ya." The old man turned back to Maggie with a creepy grin, causing her to shudder.

    A high-pitched voice sounded from the shed, and Maggie peered around the old man, who was evidently not Stuffinisthroat, to see a little man who barely came up to her chin step out of the shed.  "Hello little Misses, you're seeking to have your satchel repaired I can see! Well, you've come to the right place, for I am Stuffinisthroat, the best leatherworker these lands have ever seen."

    Maggie was bewildered, but agreed that she wanted her satchel repaired, and handed it to Stuffinisthroat. "Have no fear, I'll have your satchel ready for you tomorrow. When you return, just knock on the door, and if I'm not immediately available, Happyfrunkle here will be glad to return your satchel to you!"

    Maggie nodded saying "Thank you very much. . . Stuffinisthroat. I'll return tomorrow. I look forward to having a functional satchel again!" Then she swiftly departed the alley, unsure if she'd actually return to that bizarre duo.