"So what happened to the herbs? You did not answer earlier." We are currently hanging out in my house. An hour already passed and Kevin really did try to drown me in the river. Fucking psychopath.
"She said she did not need it. Lark already gave her some, probably while I'm still literally betting my life just to snag a few in the forest." I spat out venomously. Stupid Amy, stupid Lark. "Man that sucks. What will you do to those herbs now? You know that those at least costs around 10 silvers per pound right?" Kevin asked me as he eyed my pouch.
"Well, I plan on getting a few more sacks worth at the forest. And you're going with me. After that we will go to Virea to sell or trade them. Maybe if there is a temple I'll get an appraisal." Kevin appeared to be deep in thought so I just waited for him to say something.
After a full minute he stared at me and asked, "When do we leave?" I chuckled and replied, "Tomorrow. Let's go look for herbs first, let me remind you though, we are not going too deep." Though the soreness already receded, my left leg is still badly injured. I think if I get chased by a bunch of smelly green nightmares again I'll probably die for real. "Of course we're not. I still kinda like being alive just so you know. I'll head home first, I will look for bags or sacks. Wait for me." He said as he left. I noticed that he is very excited with this. I do understand him though, life in the village is very mundane and repetitive. My entries on my diary are almost the same. From waking up, doing village stuff, hanging out with Kevin, and more boring stuff. Well except today. Yesterday was the only time when I felt trully alive.
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"Sooo, we already collected 5 sacks of these herbs. You think this is enough?" Kevin asked as he lifted 2 of the sacks filled with oregan herbs. "Yeah I think so. Besides it's getting dark now, we should return." I took out a rope and tied it to one sack to make a makeshift backpack. Then I lifted the remaining 2 with each hand. "Let's get out of here." We walked for about 15 minutes and abruptly stopped when we heard something moving on the thickets.
"Kannooo? Did you hear that?" Kevin asked me nervously. "Yeah..." We stared at the thickets warily and all of a sudden something furry burst out. "Aaaah!!!" Kevin screamed like a little girl, and I just frowned. "Kevin shut up! It's just a fox, what the hell." Kevin is still shaking, so I got irritated and kicked him. Stupid Kevin.
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"Kanno I hate dogs!" Kevin protested and hid behind me. I looked at the little animal before us. I think it's a red fox, though it looks very young. Red foxes are rare and lives deep in the forest.
"Kanno! Let's leave!" Kevin protested. I just shook my head at Kevin, a grown man scared of a little dog. Poor Kevin. The fox just stared at us, not moving a muscle. To be honest, it looked kinda cute. I wanna fucking pet it. I took a step forward carefully, the fox did not budge and just tilted it's head. Seeing that it's not scared, I walked forward and stopped a meter away from it. I took out a slice of cheese. Do foxes even eat cheese? The fox sniffed it a little and carefully took it from my hand. Shit, that made me smile a bit.
"Hey man, stop fucking around. We should leave." Kevin reminded me. He looked a bit calmer now but he still looked at Lugh warily. "Yeah yeah. Why are you so scared of Lugh anyways? He looks harmless." I asked him while petting Lugh. "Lugh? You fucking gave it a name? Gods... Whatever, if you're keeping that fox just dont let it near me." Kevin just grumbled and walked away. I just chuckled and followed after him. "Come on Lugh!" I called out to my new pet and Lugh ran after me.
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"Kanno. Feeling better already? And what's up with that red fox, is that yours?" Harold asked me as we reached the village gate. Lugh is sticking close to me, what a good boy. "Yep, me and Kevin went to the forest to collect more herbs. We decided to sell them on Virea. We found the fox on the way out." Harold looked at Lugh and fell deep in thought. He placed a hand on his chin and pursed his lips.
If a lady did that it would look cute but Harold is the one doing it, so pass. After a minute he spoke up again.
"About that fox, you should get it a collar and a tag at least. And about your trip to Virea, let me go with you. I have to collect a package there. So when will you guys leave?" He asked.
"Tomorrow morning. With you traveling with us the trip should be safe. Thanks Harold." I glanced at Kevin who is at least 5 meters away from me. Stupid Kevin, he is still afraid of Lugh. He mentioned something earlier about Lugh eating his face. As if my buddy Lugh will do something like that. "Hey Kevs! Meet me at my house tomorrow morning. Dont be late asshole!" I shouted at him. "Yeah, fuck you too." He shouted back.
"So yeah, Harold. See you tomorrow. We will meet you here at the village gate. Thanks again. Come on Lugh, let's go home." I waved my hand at Harold and left.