<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">"Nonsense,"</span>was the immediate reply. Red's grin was wide as a cat with a canary.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">"It would be completely rude for us to abandon our new friend before our destination." </span>Red clapped Gray on the shoulder, much to the wolf's chagrin, and he gave the Shadowling a little growl for surprising him.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">"Gray would never let me hear the end of it. But don't worry, we'll be discreet."</span><br/><br/>There was a moment of confusion that crossed Gray's face for a moment before he caught on and nodded. The hair on his arms seemed to sprout with more length, covering his arm with dense silvery fur. His muscles and bones shifted, and in a few moments, he was on hands and knees that quickly morphed into paws. With a good shake, he was a very large wolf, standing nearly Red's shoulder height on all fours. Red couldn't help it-- they reached out and scratched Gray's neck a bit affectionately.<br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">"Gray will lead the way to make sure that we don't run into any trouble."</span>Red offered their arm to Faun.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">"Besides, I haven't met someone like you before. I'm dying to know more about you. What on Earth would entice someone to send you all the way to such a terrible market? There are so many other places where you can get.. ah... what exactly do you have there?"</span>Red tipped their head to look at the basket that she held on her arm.<br/><br/>Ahead of them, Gray began to sniff the ground and leading the way back towards the woods. He didn't mind missing a bit of conversation. He was sure that Red would fill him in on anything important later.