I think its C.) because in the last sentence it states,"this band of followers became his "Merry Man"
<span> The words "dire" and "must "give off a passionate tone.</span>
If you are talking form a grammatical point, the subject of "the warm inventor" would be the word "inventor".
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That's true that's a Direct Speech because it has quotation marks proving the speech to be said by anyone.
Indirect speech: He asked me if I knew where his dog was?
