SensibleSidekick
Nerd Lord
The road was a quiet one, something Alex had yet to get used to during all her travels. She was so used to the clanking of armor, the thump of iron-shod hooves in the dirt, wagon wheels crunching over stones, that to not hear it now as she made her way to Redcliffe on leave was almost unsettling. She even had her own gear muffled by the warm clothing she wore for the chill autumn day, leaving the road eerily silent. Having Ruffles by her side helped however, giving a padded echo to her footsteps as they traveled west together.
When his footsteps stopped, however, Alex turned to look at her companion, hand resting on the sword at her hip in preparation for an attack. Ruffles had a knack for sniffing out trouble before it hit, giving her plenty of time to prepare usually. The mabari stood stock still for a moment, ears perked up as his nose twitched in the air. Alex kept her own eyes peeled, looking for any threat that could be nearby. She looked back to her friend curiously when his stubby tail started to wag and he bolted off back the way they came.
Taken by surprise, Alex hesitated in chasing after him before going into a full sprint. Any order she called to him seemed to fall on deaf ears as he careened down the road again towards a faint image of a figure. The mabari was far faster than her with the advantage of four legs and the fact that her stride was small, and had reached the figure first. He jumped up at the figure, pawing at their leg and yipping happily at them.
"Ruffles, down boy!" Alex called as she got within earshot.
When his footsteps stopped, however, Alex turned to look at her companion, hand resting on the sword at her hip in preparation for an attack. Ruffles had a knack for sniffing out trouble before it hit, giving her plenty of time to prepare usually. The mabari stood stock still for a moment, ears perked up as his nose twitched in the air. Alex kept her own eyes peeled, looking for any threat that could be nearby. She looked back to her friend curiously when his stubby tail started to wag and he bolted off back the way they came.
Taken by surprise, Alex hesitated in chasing after him before going into a full sprint. Any order she called to him seemed to fall on deaf ears as he careened down the road again towards a faint image of a figure. The mabari was far faster than her with the advantage of four legs and the fact that her stride was small, and had reached the figure first. He jumped up at the figure, pawing at their leg and yipping happily at them.
"Ruffles, down boy!" Alex called as she got within earshot.