Fools, thought Piper. He was sure his captors thought this would be the end of him. Perhaps the Duke of this manor thought it funny that Piper would die by rats. And yet, they just strapped the key to his escape to his stomach. They must have that thought with out his flute, Piper would be helpless against the very creatures he controlled. In truth the only discomfort Piper faced were the rat's sh...