The hounds are laying untethered on the pavement outside of the Inn. It is possible to walk around them; they do not charge to attack<span style="font-size: 80%; line-height: 116%;">(not yet, anyway)</span>.<br/><br/>The Alpha is twice as large as the other hounds though still a few inches smaller than the late Kalsh. He stares down Rihyan, pupil-less eyes literally glowing with hunger.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">~Those dogs belong to Lucide*.~</span>says Soma.<span style="font-style: italic">~The bounty hunter inside.~</span><br/><span style="font-style: italic">~They're trained as hunting companions, but otherwise completely feral."</span>Her tail flicks up in alarm.<span style="font-style: italic">"...and unpredictable."</span><br/><br/><br/><br/>Jess walks past the fiendish hounds confidently--though she also gives them a wide berth.<br/>Soma follows close behind.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>Yuki eventually exits the Inn, but not before looking cautiously at the erinyes, then the door imp.<br/>"I do not owe anything at the moment, correct?"<br/><br/>The horned simian paws through his long scroll.<br/>"No balance." it cofirms.<br/><br/>Yuki nods, and exits. Once outside she steps double-pace to reach the others.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">*-(pronounced: LOO-see-day)</div></div></div>