Michelle
*Within the towering oaks of pines of the wild, a young Canifor wandered along an invisible trail. It was one she grew to know very well as it always lead her back to camp with whatever hints it gave to her that she was going in the right direction. Within her arms, nestled a rather large egg. It was an Airstrider egg, though of course having seen nothing like it, Juna wasn't quite sure what to make of the object she was recently rewarded. It had been some time since she had last left the guild she was staying the night at and with the light of a new sun high overhead, she was able to easily navigate back to the forest she had decided to consider home to herself.

Just in front of her was a Jackal. Jace was his name and of course being the one to be overprotective, the adolescent canine found himself darting on and off the path. Either he was out in search of some small creature to claim meal of or he was in search of a bigger threat, but either way Juna wasn't too concerned by his natural instinct to keep watch of things. For now her main focus was on the egg she was holding and what exactly she was meant to do with it. Of course there was always the option of eating it, but if the whole job of taking out a few goblins was to only be paid back with a meal that she could have gotten herself then perhaps she was cut short in the end.

Juna's ears remained raised in listening as she wandered closer to her camp, not to hear if something else was close by but for the sound of the babbling brook that signified her camp's location. Even though she didn't seem too concerned about anyone else being out here, her Jackal wasn't taking any chances as he sniffed along the ground to follow any scents that may catch his attention.*
Chad
*Draupnir being the occasional drunkard that he is managed to get himself lost within the forest after his very long and quite overdue hiatus. He decided to take a long break after meeting a lovely gal not too long ago, something around the name blue dove or something but her precious smile that would only surface about as much as Oni does in the mainland; very very rarely. 

Having sobered up a bit and shaking the hangover off, he cuts his he bindings he set to his own feet to keep him in place as he slept out on a tree. He could most certainly afford the luxury of sleeping at a warm, soft bed, but something about sleeping out in the wild, clutching weapons and bag while leaning on a not so comfortable tree was far more relaxing than any room he had ever experienced. The years he had spent honing his skills in the wilderness made him enjoy the most trivial of things such as the night breeze with the stars above his head.

Draupnir removes his chest armor to loosen some weight since he can somehow make do with a few moments without armor while out in the wild, followed by his bad with a thud and a louder thud as he himself drops down, cracking joints and looking for his beef jerky pouch as alcohol completely flushed out of his system every minute passing by*
Michelle
*Jace's ears rose up at the sound Draupnir made upon dropping down from the tree. His lips drew back in a snarl, changing course in the direction of the noise with a loud enough growl to alert his owner in warning of something. Juna looked over to where her Jackal had gone, her hold on the egg tightening as she found herself growing tense by her Jackal's sudden aggression which was evident enough that they were not alone.

Of course there were always the animals of the wilderness, however, Jace has only ever shown to growl at those who he found threatening and whether that was another predatory animal or someone else passing through, Juna didn't want to take her chances. Having to hold the egg would make it difficult for the Canifor to wield the bow she kept strung across her torso, leaving Juna with no choice but to reach for her dagger at her waist side. Her hand tightened around the hilt of it securely, however, she didn't draw it out yet, thinking back to the times she had lashed out at those who had meant no harm out of pure fear of what they'd do.*

"Who's there-"*She said in a rather hushed tone. It was clear she was trying to have a sense of sternness in her voice, but with how quiet it usually was, it would take much more effort for her to sound the least bit authoritative while at ground level.*"Show yourself-"
Chad
*Draupnir disregarded the snarls and little voice that he has heard purely cos of two reasons. One being the fact that he's still busy searching for his beef jerky pouch and the second reason would be him assuming that the voice was talking to the snarls and according to his memory, the snarls and growls couldn't possibly be something that can maul him at a moment's notice.*

*He chuckles and literally pats himself on the back when he finally managed to find the pouch and popped a strip inside his mouth and savored it a bit before looking around just to realize that for some reason he had dropped his bag, armor and self but left out his main weapon up at the trunk where he slept in, fortunately for him it's near the ledge so a few serious tree shaking and the thing should just fall off.*

*He does have his broadsword strapped to his bag and his daggers at his hips, it really was unbecoming of him of all people to leave behind his weapon* "I really need to stop drinking as much" *He says to himself as he wore his gauntlets and hit the tree with all of his weight behind it causing a small dent in the tree but the axe was still up there. He was preparing for another strike when a separate issue came to his half hungover head.* "Where the fuck did i leave Ben and the rest of my stuff?"
Michelle
*Juna had paced slightly forward, following after her Jackal until she had eventually come to a stop. Her ears rose, flitting in the direction that Draupnir was in as she heard him talking to himself which made her wonder if there was someone else nearby with him.*"Ben?"*She thought aloud. Her grip loosened on her dagger for a moment as she strained her ears to listen out for a potential conversation.

Meanwhile Jace didn't hesitate. The Jackal charged forward as he eventually caught sight of the man, letting out a series of barks at him to try to ward him off. It didn't seem like Jace was too concerned of the weapons the man carried nor the strength he ensued from denting the tree nearby so long as the Jackal could do his job of trying to get rid of him.*

"Jace!"*She yelled after the Jackal as she saw him run off, quickly having to move to follow him with the burden of carrying the egg without dropping it. Draupnir eventually came into view for her as she caught sight of her Jackal racing up to him in his blur of brown fur which she could only find herself repeatedly calling after him to get him to come back.*
Chad
"No wait, it isn't Ben... Was it Ban?....Bon???...." *He continued thinking out loud before putting his weight behind another strike and that shook the tree enough to drop his axe but then the dog came rushing towards him baring it's fangs and all that shazam but that wasn't what he was concerned about, it was the fact that it had an owner and it's obviously not a hunting dog, so the axe dropping down to it would put a blow on his conscience if he injured a companion animal*

*He stretched out his hand with his palms facing them, hopefully getting the owner to see he's not much of a threat and recall it's dog but at the rate the dog was rushing and the axe was dropping, he had no choice but to brace for impact with his arm while catching the axe midair, something he's done before... But as a wind up for another attack, hopefully he could pull it off*

*With the dog merely inches away from him, Draupnir guarded with his arm and let the beast sink it's fangs into his gauntlet, wounding him, yes but not enough to be detrimental for hunting so he doesn't mind. With a big upward motion, he catches the axe and swings it backwards, the blade sinking into the ground as he drops down and holds the jackal's neck as it tries it's best to maul his face* "Yea hi, i didn't really see clearly what you looked like so i honestly don't know if i should call you girl, miss, or ma'am, but it would be nice to recall your dog right about now, he's really trying his best to maul my face"
Michelle
"Sorry, sorry!"*Juna yelled to him quickly as she watched her Jackal attack the man. She abandoned the egg for the time being, quickly placing it on the ground as carefully as she could before she would rush over to Draupnir while he held her Jackal back.*"Jace! Release!"*The Canifor demanded to him. At first the Jackal didn't seem to be listening, instead nipping at the man's arm until his efforts had eventually slowed and he had calmed down.

A low growl remained in his throat with him being held by his neck. However, with his owner sternly commanding him to stop, he didn't try to lash out.*"I'm so sorry..."*Juna repeated as she reached over to take her Jackal away from him.*"He can just get...*Excited*...Sometimes..."*It wasn't the best word for it, but Juna felt no better term was needed seeing as he got Jace's personality first hand.

She dipped her head apologetically. This wasn't the first time this has happened, far from it actually and though she's had to constantly get her Jackal to stop, things didn't seem to be getting much better with his aggression. He was trained yes, but even that seemed to be pushed to the back of his mind when going after someone, sometimes leaving it to be too late for the Canifor to reach him.*
Chad
"Lovely" *He said as he lied down and removed his gauntlet both to avoid getting the inside of his gauntlet sticky with blood and to let the wound bleed out properly just in case the jackal ate something nasty that could infect the wound. After a while he sat up straight, wiped the blood off and wrapped it nice and tight using a bandage that he has in his trusty bag*

*While wearing his armor, he decided to keep a hand outstretched towards them with both the sword and the axe out of his reach, seeing as the two of them look pretty peaceful and by peaceful he means not harboring any malicious intent towards him. After donning his armor, Draupnir got himself low, to seem even less of a threat, for as much as he knows he can veery much look like a hunter, something a beast and a Canifor don't trust as much*

"Or maybe it's just a lil hungry" *He said as he tossed a piece of beef jerky a few inches away from it and held another piece in his hand while looking at the jackal straight to it's eyes, a technique he used to tame wolves for a while so he could snuggle them... Not the safest... Or the smartest thing he has done in the list of stupid things he's done, but the fluff was irresistible*
Michelle
*Jace's gaze shifted over to the Jerky he tossed away, his nose twitching to pick up the scent of it. The Jackal would turn away from the two, padding over to the fresh bit of meat to claim his prize with a gulp of satisfaction. Juna watched him walk off, her ears lowering in disappointment. Of course he would turn tail for a treat. She was starting to think that maybe it was best that he wasn't always rewarded with food each time he tried to maul someone.

Her thoughts where interrupted as a light scent caught her nose, something metallic yet it was still strong enough to catch her attention. Juna turned over to Draupnir, seeing that he had wrapped up his arm from where Jace had bitten him.*

"Did he draw blood?"*Juna asked in a concerned tone. Though it seemed like the man was fine with the state his arm was in, Juna couldn't help but feel guilty that she had allowed Jace to go so far.*"I... I can heal it if you would like..."*She said quietly, looking away from him as she so often did people that she spoke to.*
Chad
*He sighed softly seeing as to how kind she is to a total and complete stranger that could look like someone who would hunt them down to sell their pelts or something. "It's really nothing but i feel that you're not the type to accept no for an answer." *He tossed away his bag since his sword is there, his axe as behind him, still buried in the ground blade first, and for courtesy sake he decided to pull out his daggers and stuck them to the ground while sheathed, the axe can handle the dirt, but he'd rather not dull his daggers.*

"I suggest you come closer and not the other way around. The jackal might decide that I'm a threat and start lunging again, tho i don't mind at all and i promise not to harm him, i'd reckon that'll take a toll on your conscience no?" *He said as he removed his gauntlets and later the wraps, fresh blood seeping through as the pressure from the wraps got released*

"It's not much really, a minor inconvenience at most" *He sat down and offered his now bleeding arm for her to heal.* "Speaking of which, what brings you two in this forest? I'm pretty sure we're far away from beastmen tribes and kingdoms, either that or my internal compass is yet again fucked"
Michelle
*Juna's ears flicked back with each weapon he took out and tossed to the side. He really was over prepared wasn't he? She couldn't blame him, especially not now after getting attacked by her companion. With him sitting on the ground, Juna walked closer to him before going down onto her knees and holding out her hands to carefully wrap themselves around his arm. A faint green glow began to appear beneath them as she healed away at it.*

"Sorry... It's just... He gets himself into so much trouble and... I'm afraid I'll be too late to stop him before something really bad happens..."*She murmurs to herself, not taking her eyes away from her hands. Jace had slowly wandered back to them, his tongue hanging out lazily now that his job was completed. The Jackal would lay down on his stomach, looking up at the two as he awaited for something, anything that may catch his attention.

When Draupnir has asked what she was doing in the forest with it being far from the tribes and other kingdoms, she says:*"I actually haven't been to the tribes before... This forest is... Kind of like home to me... At least this is where Jace and I usually decide to set up camp... And... We've gotten used to living out here..."
Chad
*Draupnir whistled in content as he sees the wound close up before wiping blood off his arm and taking back his daggers from the ground and strapping them to his belt. He tossed another piece of jerky towards the jackal and took a piece for himself before offering the pouch for her to take some for herself*

"Well, i'd guess you're barely of age after all if my knowledge hadn't failed me yet mature Canifors grow more than that, i mean my father was on the smaller side which was a convenience considering his past profession but still. And with that info at hand, are you sure you're safe around these parts?" *He paused to tie up his long hair into a slightly messy bun since he never really had the patience to fix it properly before wearing his bag and slinging the axe over his shoulder before looking at her*

"I mean the kingdom of Kadrush, my homeland is pretty welcoming for beastmen you know? Safer for young ones like you" *He says calmly and softly, keeping his voice low, kinda like talking to a kid, he has to cod he really doesn't know when the jackal would just consider him a threat and pounce at him*
Michelle
*Jace snapped at the air to catch the piece of Jerky, swallowing it down rather quickly while Juna simply took the pouch gratefully. At least it would give her something to allow Jace to treat on for a while.*"Well I guess I can't get much safer than having a Jackal bound to attacking every person in sight..."*She says, trying to allow a quiet yet nervous chuckle. It wasn't the best defense, but at least she knew Jace could give some a run for their lives with his random attacks.

She moved her hands way from his arm, placing one atop the head of her Jackal and the other along the string of her bow."I'm usually fine out here... On my own anyways... And it provides a lot of places to climb to safety-"*She explained before glancing to the side to look at the egg she had left abandoned on the ground.

Juna quickly stood up to walk over to it and pick it up, cradling the egg in the crook of one arm.*"At least for the most part..."*She finished, turning back to him.*"Plus... I know this place pretty well by now... Just not always the people who travel through it..."
Chad
"Considering the Canifor's are usually nimble on their feet, i guess this is a pretty safe place since most requests i get related to this place are either gathering , hunting small beasts or subjugation of packs or groups of monsters that could pose a danger for beginner adventurer around the area" *He slowly approaches the dog slowly and manages to snag some pets while the Canifor went to pick up the egg*

*He examines the egg and went to look for his journal in his bag to check if he has notes of it since he can't figure out what it is at the top of his head. After flipping through a plethora of egg descriptions, he finds one that matches it tho there's nothing much in terms of extra notes* 

"It's an airstrider egg, lucky to have one of those, i heard they're faster than horses and could use spells or some sort, don't really know for myself since i haven't encountered one yet, just heard rumors of it in taverns and guild halls." *He says as he writes up some extra details on his book regarding the Airstrider since he plans on getting one either buying it if he could or tracking one and procuring himself an egg just like how she has*