We appeared on the outskirts of a territory. We walked around, exploring it until I noticed that it is kind of familiar.
Still, we went on. Alpha kept on playing his flute like instrument while I had fun looking around since I didn't manage to explore around fully.
I smelled several kinds of smell, some pleasant to my nose while others almost made me gag.
I saw a tiny flying creature and I followed suit, happily chasing it while Alpha followed behind me.
Oh how lovely it is to walk without a care in the world.
Alpha bought some meat for us from a store that looked quite familiar but soon I forgot what I was thinking because the meat that I'm eating is so tasty.
Hallelujah to whoever made this meat tasty.
I enjoyed my meat too much that I tap Alpha at his leg, making a sad looking werewolf face while he just laughed and bought some more.
I ate to my heart's content and finished everything. I feel full and happy.
We kept on walking and soon I began to get tired of walking. Alpha just spent his time playing with flute like instrument while walking, never really looking at his surroundings.
Bah. At least I'm having fun.
....
My paws soon began to hurt and I just sat down, refusing to move that Alpha soon gave up trying to convince me to walk and he carried me.
He had slight difficulty doing it first, complaining that I am too heavy for him to carry but I looked at him with pleading eyes that he soon gave in to my demand and carried me.
A bit of memory came into my mind and I was reminded of the times that Lion carried me. I missed him.
I missed him so much.
....
We ended up staying in a tavern.
I thought at first that Alpha is planning to sleep and I was wagging my tail in anticipation when it turns out that Alpha was just planning to drink liquor.
Disappointed, I just explored around the tavern, eating bits of meat that fell down the floor.
Soon I began to get tired of roaming and lay down on the floor, just observing the surroundings.
I listened to the chatter, hearing bits and pieces of unimportant stuff when I heard something interesting.
A group of creatures were having a serious discussion about the latest happenings.
They were talking about how there is currently a large bounty placed on several escaped members of the former high council.
The chieftain monarch himself added a huge amount to the bounty, making it a large amount enough to live without any work for several centuries.
Rumor has it that a certain high leveled magic user started the bounty with an already high amount of reward.
Some of the creatures tried to look at several scrolls and one fell down on the floor.
I took a look, since I already have a good eyesight and can see well from a far distance.
My blood ran cold. It is the face of Subus.
Cuss word.
That witch.
I noticed that I'm starting to growl since some of the creatures stopped talking and began to look warily at me. I acted like I was sleepy and yawned and continued to lay on the floor and closed my eyes.
My ears are listening intently though.
Someone confirmed that the high leveled magic user is the one who has the famous contract.
They all fell silent.
The high leveled magic user is almost out of his mind with grief. His soon to be mate disappeared without a trace again.
Again? Someone asked. She disappeared before?
Then they talked about something in a hushed voice and soon I got bored of trying to listen and went outside the tavern.
I glanced at Alpha once, who fell asleep on the table and resumed my walk.
I don't know where I am going but I soon had fun exploring and smelling new places.
I glanced at the sky and looked at the moons that somehow seemed brighter than usual.
Some of the creatures who I encountered during my walk avoided me and I really don't mind since I can't feel any threat from them.
A river floated through the air in a gentle way, and I looked at it, feeling some sort of nostalgia when I can't seem to recall a memory.
I saw several creatures coming outside a building and I headed towards it curiously. I tried to go inside but a female creature shooed me away. I continued to try to get inside to no avail, until the female creature felt sorry for me and gave me a piece of fruit. I ate the fruit, finding it tasty and licked her hand. She giggled and patted my head and invited me to go inside.
It is a very warm place. I looked around and saw many creatures lining up. The female creature left me to talk to someone while I explored the place. I saw another female creature inside the room and she glanced at me while I wagged my tail without any reason. She laughed at me and gave me a small bowl of liquid which smelled good. I slowly licked the liquid and it tastes quite sweet. The female creature mentioned about someone who designed a machine of some sort and made it possible to create this delicious tasting liquid. I wagged my tail at her in thanks and left the room.
I continued my walk around the territory when I somehow reached the gate of the forest. The gate is threatening me while I growled at it fiercely that it soon stopped moving.
That ought to do it.
I saw a street that feels so ominous that I avoided exploring it.
I heard a sound and I glanced up and saw a beautiful male creature flying towards the gate.
He looked familiar, I thought as I try to squint my eyes to get a better look.
He looked haggard, but still beautiful.
He was clutching a piece of cloth and he sniffed on it and looked at the sky with so much sadness in his eyes.
My heart suddenly began to beat fast for no reason and I felt an instinct that I should run away.
But still I continued to look at him and slowly I began to have some sort of familiar feeling which I tried to ignore.
The feeling I had got stronger and suddenly, I recalled a memory.
Lion.
Lion.
Lion.
I remembered the time where I first saw him. It was exactly the same spot.
I began to panic that I backed up hurriedly when he turned and saw me.