Day 2: A New Friend

Arriving at the port city of Acoor, I immeaditely went to the ferry port. Finding the ship that would take me to the city of Nemt, the closest port to the Academy, was hard and expensive, even with the Prospect's discount the Academy offered. I had plenty of money left over, but I still felt the loss of a fourth of my savings.

I was mulling this over at a sea-side diner when I noticed movement in the alley way, watching a shadow crawl along the wall. The Daegels weren't supposed to be able to get into inhabited land, but there was always the risk. I drew my sword and jumped over the railing next to me after taking a last gulp of water and leaving money on the table. I let my aura's primary element channel through the sword, making it glow with a white Light. As the shadow sunk down, I carefully and cautiously turned the corner, expecting to find a horrible creature with anything from horns to tentacles charging at me.

It wasn't a Daegel, that much was clear when I didn't see a large shape looming around the corner. The other thing was that there was filled with the metallic smell of blood, and Daegels don't bleed. I let my aura pulse outwards, leaving no shadows in its wake, and the creature was hard to spot at first, but I saw it as it tried to bury into some garbage to get away from the light. I cautiously and slowly went over and pulled the bag away, seeing a brief flash of emerald fur try to get behind the trashcans. I recalled my aura, feeling its warmth flood me, and ran back to the diner, where I found my plate of half eaten food. I gathered the scraps of food and my bag, and returned to the alley to see the creature walking down the alley, clearly thinking that I had left it alone. The emerald furred wolf pup heard me approach and limped quickly over to find shelter behind a metal sheet that was lying against a wall.

Cautiously approaching him, I held out some of the food. He poked his head out from his shelter as I stepped away. He eagerly went to the food and devoured it, then waited expectantly for more, sniffing my hand. I was crouched, as the pup wasn't much bigger than a loaf of bread, and I could see that a paw was bleeding profusely, as was a cut in his side. Looking through my pack for the medical supplies, he sat, still expecting more food. I quickly bandaged him, finding that his paw was sprained and his side's cut was deep. I picked him up, much to his protest, and carried him back to the diner, where I put him on a table. He seemed to calm down some as I scratched his head. I started to daydream when I heard a ship's whistle blow. I looked at my watch and realized what time it was, realizing that my ship was due to leave soon, and picked up the wolf pup again, carrying him with me to the ship. This time, he fell asleep, making me laugh a little.