So, you're about to embark on a pretty big quest... You think back to those beasts you fought earlier. Maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea after all to have another companion. You know, one that actually might have some use in combat.

You ask, "So, who want's to be my sid-" "OH, ME. ME."

Jeffory can hardly contain himself, he's literally bouncing up and down. You let him be your sidekick for a while, since clearly Chuckles does not care at all. Jeffory lets out some kind of horrific squee noise, and bounces over next to you. You like his enthusiasm, you guess. You ask him how to get to the second floor, and he says there's a stairwell right down at the west end of the hallway.