Charles
"Be careful he doesn't bite you." 

As Sirdan prepared to remove the object from the little wolf, she tried to be 'docile' or 'friendly' to the cub. She made sure to let her tails show and wiggle her ears, smiling at the young creature.

She followed what the elf instructed her and just watched the medic action. For a moment, Yukine's ears drooped to muffle the cry of pain coming from the wolf.

To the woman's surprise, the puppy came to her.

"Oh?"

She looked down with curiosity, and maybe a little surprise in her eyes. Her gaze shifted between Sirdan and the animal a few times, not knowing exactly what to do. She sat on her knees, feeling the dirt and grass scratch her skin lightly.

The fabrics of her clothing formed a small puddle of silk around her, beside her nine tails, divided around her and the cub. With one hand, the one that was still there, she petted the wolf, offering a warm smile to it.
Jodi
"I will." Sirdan said, but doesn't look too confident in his assessment. 

The wolf seems to be whimpering and in pain, but looked at Yukine. The tail wagging and ears wiggling drew the wolf's attention, and the wolf would be looking at her throughout - until Sirdan yanked the bolt out. 

Sirdan looked back at Yukine, his hand still holding the bloodied bolt, which he examined with some degree of fascination. 

"Normal lightweight hunting bolt." He muttered as Yukine looked at him, and the wolf wagged its tail in front of the kitsune. 

The wolf accepted the pet, much to Sirdan's surprise. It seems to be following Yukine around. 

"He seems to like you, Yukine. Maybe think of a name for him. I've got dried meat I can feed him. We better get going though." 

Sirdan looked up at the sky, it is getting late, and they haven't found a place to shelter in. 

"If we keep going along the road, we should find a tavern... Although, I am not sure what to do with a wolf. I don't think tavern owner would appreciate us bringing one in. He's not exactly a dog nor does he look like one..."

"And leaving one of us behind to buy food is honestly too scary for me."
Charles
"*A name?" She looked at the puppy for a moment while still petting its fur, receiving a few clumsy licks in return. A name seemed like a good idea, the only problem was, what name?*

*She stood up slowly so she wouldn't end up off balance, then leaned over so she could catch the animal in her arm. A somewhat difficult task, but one that proved successful with how calmly the wolf stood next to Yukine. She let his belly rest on her arm and tried to balance him, making sure that he would not accidentally slip out of her arm.*

*"I don't think a tavern is in our options... Isn't it, cute thing?" She thinned her voice a little to speak to the cub. She turned her gaze back to the man, her face as natural as if she had never just spoke as if she were talking to a baby. "Shall we continue, then? We can find other things besides a tavern. Speaking of finding, did you find anything while kicking over there?"*
Jodi
"I'm not good with naming a dog..." *Sirdan sighed, and then turned toward his horse. He patted her on the head, and then turned toward the dog again, rubbing his chin.*

"Or a wolf. I've heard of a plant like potato from Runra. How about we name him... Ta... Taroll? Taro? Is that how you pronounce it?" *He seemed very doubtful about his mastery of Runra, and then blinked as Yukine picked the wolf.* 

*The wolf seems surprisingly docile and willing to be picked up. Maybe he has already recognized Yukine as a mother of some sort. Or a food dispenser.* 

"Indeed... But we'll have to stop somewhere to get feed and food, including for our new buddy." *He then turned toward the empty campsite, and shook his head,*"Nothing but disappointment. Alas." 

"Let's continue on foot. If anyone ask, just say it is your summoned animal companion, and hope he don't act too unruly if we have to go into civilization."
Charles
*Yukine laughed lightly. "It's Taro, Sirdan. But I like this name, it sounds silly to me, it suits him."*
Jodi
"Great. Well, hello Taro!" *He said, waving at the wolf in Yukine's functional arm.* 

*It does not respond.* 

*Sirdan sadly returned to his horse.* 

"It's getting late, hope we reach the next town soon." He looked around, they might need to stay outside for a bit...

An hour later, dusk is approaching, and the two and Taro hears some strange noises from ahead, of a bunch of men whining and complaining. As they closed in, the scene would become clear. 

It looked like a group of around seven poorly armed Silnari teenagers were gathered around a horse and a cart. The horse's legs were crushed, and it looked like wagon flipped on its side on the road, one of them looked alarmed, and turned toward Sirdan. 

"Hey! You there! Help us out!" The person who looked like its leader looked at Yukine. He looked young, but there was just *Something* About him that looked out of place, it looked like he had a lot of experience.
Charles
*There is no way to lie. Taro's constant rejections to Sirdan were heartbreaking.*

*Yukine's ears twitched as she felt the sound coming from a distance, putting her on alert immediately. Her tails were gathered into one to try to be more discreet.*

*She took a step back defensively, turning her body to keep Taro further behind. "What happened here?" Yukine looked him up and down, switching her gaze between him and the scene behind him.*
Jodi
*The man turned toward Yukine,*"We were setting out on a journey to find the beastkins who stole our livestock, and our supply wagon flipped over on the road. Your companion look strong, maybe you can help us out?" 

Sirdan looked at the wagon and the wounded horse, and then approached them,"You all don't look fit enough to fight any beastkin, which village you came from? You should go back."

Sirdan cast a healing spell on the horse - always so useful, and then helped detach the horse from the wagon to help it up. Carefully. 

As Sirdan did that, the leader quickly approached Sirdan's purse from behind