The Recluse

[font=Arial, serif]Leaf’s eyes followed his back as he followed after Khali. After a deep sigh and a moment of collection she finally rose, approaching the bar and flagging down the landlord behind it. [color=#0074d9][font=Arial, serif]“Here, another nights board and another room. I’ll be out of your hair at first light and I’ll take him with m[/font][/color][color=#0074d9][font=Arial, serif]e."[/font][/color] Payment made, she slipped back into the empty booth to polish off her pint. One more night wasn’t going to hurt and likely, once the kid slept a full undisturbed night, he’d be better for it and less… jumbled. [/font]

[font=Arial, serif]Khali, meanwhile, eyed her new charge with some amusement. She was a sizable beast, broad shouldered with the usual mabari muscle, she could easily take down a creature double or even two thirds her size. She certainly deterred most when Leaf was forced to travel the main routes alone. His question though, had the hound huff in uncertainty, eventually whining back down into the tavern where her mistress remained. No other beast was more loyal. [/font]

[font=Arial, serif]Watching the mage, Khali eventually tried to nudge the quill in his hand. Huffing through her muzzle Khali whined, as if encouraging the lad to sleep. Another warble of a growl rumbled out of her chest before she took up her station of laying on guard in front of the door.[/font]