Felix
*As their hand stroked his back, goosebumps ran upon his skin. This was a strange sensation, like getting his head rubbed by his siblings. It felt different however. No one had petted him in animal form before. Especially not any of his allies or friends like Katsu... Heh... Katsu would rather blow his fur off in his own assumption. He closed his eyes and allowed Dulcinea to pet him and stroke his back. A low but louder purr came from him as he lay there and his tail would flick up and down in response to the strange sensation - a mixture of suprise and relaxation.*

*The Knight let Dulcinea stroke him as long as they wished. It was not the worst way to pass the time, and it definitely kept his escortee's mind off of entering the city just yet. If he coukd smile, he would have. The only sounds that the pair could hear was the huffing of Shuuto's horse, the wind and the rustling of leaves in said wind. It was... Nice.*

*Shuuto began to feel drowsy... Wait... Why? Why did he feel sleepy? A side effect of the petting? Was he drugged? No. It must be part of this process. Nevertheless, he opened his eyes and kept them open, staring out at the road and the trees.*

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Caitlin
*Dulcinea was starting to feel better as they just hung out with the shifter and petted his fur. It was very soft and actually pretty thick. It really was a surprise to feel something like this but they did really like getting to pet an animal even if a shifter and not have it running away. They didn't know why animals usually did but it did made it a bit more lonely when traveling.

They shouldn't be thinking about such trivial things yet they did a bit. Though looking back at the cat made them feel better, they wanted to nuzzle into the fur but decided it best not to do that now. Instead they just kept petting his back. The ears were tempting but they didn't want to push any boundaries even if it was all for them to calm down. 

The purs would have probably made them smile if they could since they hadn't heard a pur before today. Sure they seen animals napping from afar and such but not to be a reason for one to like something. Though they still didn't think they could go into the capital it was so many people and too many risks when alone. The knight couldn't stay with them forever and they wouldn't want to burden someone that way either.* "I can't go, too many. I go to smaller place. Too much danger when alone." *They knew they had wasted the knights time but hopefully they would understand.*
Felix
*As the Shifter read their note, he quickly shifted back. His fur shrinking away and his body reforming into his humanoid form. His ears and tail remained as he stood up and checked his belt.* "That's unfortunate, yet understandable. I can take you to a smaller village nearby, but we have to move quickly before nightfall. Lerwick isn't too far." *He turned to his horse and patted her side.* "We need your swiftness girl. Is that okay?" *The horse huffed in response and walked to the roadside.*

"Come on, I'll help you up. I'll take you to Lerwick and show you to the tavern there." *He walked over to the Horse and waited, his hand on the Horse's back.* "I'm going to assume you've never ridden Horseback before, that's okay. Just, wrap your arms around my waist and hold tight... She likes to go fast." *He smiled a bit, just for a moment.*

*As he waited for his charge to come over to the Horse, he leaned over and grabbed something from his satchel, feeding his steed and removing small bits of fluff from her mane. One may assume that Shuuto Onibi prefers the company of animals over people, but that is yet to be seen.*

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Caitlin
*Dulcinea would move back a bit as he shifted back. It was quite something to watch it happen. Though it would seem like it would hurt he showed no pain to it. That was something interesting to learn about shifters. They felt a bit bad for wasting their time still. They didn't want to burden them more as they shook their head. They could make it there alone. Going at night wasn't a big deal.* "I go alone, no need to come." 

*The idea of riding was one they also didn't think was possible. Sure his horse hadn't acted badly yet but that was different. They usually couldn't get too close to an animal without spooking them.* "Can't ride, horse will be scared. Animals no like me close. Can go alone." 

*Dulcinea would get up but not come close to the horse as they didn't want to cause any harm to the knight or his horse. He seemed close to it so causing harm wouldn't be good. They could just travel at night. Just follow the road and they would get there. It should be easy enough.*