07-16-2018, 10:44 PM
Walking just ahead of Vigenere, Morgan stopped. The yellow cat made a good point, which only made the samoyed more worried. His usual reassurance did not come immediately, and he looked down at the grassy ground below. In truth, he was just as worried as his friend was, if not even more so. He had never traveled to Snowbound before, and had no idea what to expect. He pretended to fiddle with his water for a moment, streaming it out of his bracers to form a ring around the pair.
"Vigenere," he began, speaking slowly so as to gather his words. "Just know that I will protect you, whatever happens." He faced his comrade with a newly formed smile, and added, "We're friends, right? We'll just stay together." His tail swished back and forth, the dog having successfully calmed himself down enough to focus.
Next, he looked around the area for some water. His answer came in the form of a nearby pond, which he ran over to at top speed. He breathed in and out as the pond's water rose into the air, floating to him and forming an oversized set of armor and anklets. He returned to Vigenere next, and winked between slightly struggling breaths. "This is for later."
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As they finally left the forest, Morgan stopped once more. They were atop a huge hill; the road ahead was littered with even more rolling hills for as far as the eye could see. The samoyed turned to Vigenere, his eyes shifting back and forth as he came up with what he needed to ask. "Vigenere, can you trust me with something?" he inquired, stepping close to bump his nose against the cat's forehead. "I have a way to get us to Snowbound faster. Past these hills and everything." He took some steps back until he reached the edge of the hill.
Closing his eyes, Morgan breathed deeply to pull all the water out of his bracers. He drew water from the flasks and waterskin in his pouch, and even removed his armor and anklets. In a moment his water was all gathered into a sphere, which he reshaped to be a bit thinner and wider. Lowering it to his level, the samoyed looked at Vigenere and asked, "Have you ever flown before?" He hopped into the water, swimming up to the surface so he could breathe again. Though he had never fully tested his idea before, he had confidence that it would work well.
"Vigenere," he began, speaking slowly so as to gather his words. "Just know that I will protect you, whatever happens." He faced his comrade with a newly formed smile, and added, "We're friends, right? We'll just stay together." His tail swished back and forth, the dog having successfully calmed himself down enough to focus.
Next, he looked around the area for some water. His answer came in the form of a nearby pond, which he ran over to at top speed. He breathed in and out as the pond's water rose into the air, floating to him and forming an oversized set of armor and anklets. He returned to Vigenere next, and winked between slightly struggling breaths. "This is for later."
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As they finally left the forest, Morgan stopped once more. They were atop a huge hill; the road ahead was littered with even more rolling hills for as far as the eye could see. The samoyed turned to Vigenere, his eyes shifting back and forth as he came up with what he needed to ask. "Vigenere, can you trust me with something?" he inquired, stepping close to bump his nose against the cat's forehead. "I have a way to get us to Snowbound faster. Past these hills and everything." He took some steps back until he reached the edge of the hill.
Closing his eyes, Morgan breathed deeply to pull all the water out of his bracers. He drew water from the flasks and waterskin in his pouch, and even removed his armor and anklets. In a moment his water was all gathered into a sphere, which he reshaped to be a bit thinner and wider. Lowering it to his level, the samoyed looked at Vigenere and asked, "Have you ever flown before?" He hopped into the water, swimming up to the surface so he could breathe again. Though he had never fully tested his idea before, he had confidence that it would work well.