At Ruth's, Bunter found the nectar and helped himself to a sample--or two. Then he played his guitar. Hera got dreamy-eyed thinking about her wedding.
Piers and Caprice joined Hera in the hot tub, and so did an unknown skinny dipping townie. The others didn't mind that so much--until the guy started playing footsies with Caprice. She was aghast!
Caprice hopped out of the tub as fast as she could. How disgusting! Bunter found the whole scene amusing. Served the little fairy-tease right! But he was secretly pleased she'd jumped away from the beast.
At Laurie's party, Piers managed to insult a townie for his ignorance. Bunter pulled Piers away before he started doing ink-blot tests. Bunter convinced him to go dance with Hera.
That kept Piers happy and out of trouble.
Then Caprice called Bunter over to play on the water slide. He joined her, but tried not to have too much fun. Being a member of the Brethren of the Woeful Countenance did go against his natural inclinations, but he'd expected that. It was all part of his reformation.
But Caprice was proving to be a huge distraction. Everything she did stopped him in his tracks.
She fascinated him. Even Bless the Baby Draco made Bunter curious.
So when Will O'Connor from Laurie's party showed up at the manor trying to steal Bless, Bunter promptly recovered the Mini Draco.
He handed Bless straight over to Caprice, who was very impressed. Her gratitude motivated Bunter to try impressing her even more. He had an idea.
He discussed his plan with Piers that evening over a game of chess. Bunter needed to take a day away from the manor. He knew how he could bring in more funds for Caprice's renovations. Piers agreed, but asked no further questions. When it came to Bunter's adventures, better not to know the details!
But Bunter felt his new plan was very simple, comparatively speaking. He had agreed to a challenge offered by the Woeful Brethren. Bunter was going to spend the night in the Norman Tower ruins, supposedly meditating on his heathen ways. But he'd heard that treasures could be found hidden somewhere in that Tower. Bunter was determined to find them!
