by LaDenouement » Tue Jun 25, 2013 12:26 am
Peril had been unable to do anything but watch, as his giant cephalopod got taken away... without a single piece of food getting into his gaping hole of a mouth.
“Squawk... My food... My squid and fish...” Peril uttered in shock.
Observing from the side, Noue waited for the right moment to catch Peril.
“Now’s my chance!” Noue said grinning as he leapt off the roof and ran stealthily through alleyways to get nearer to Peril.
Just as he was about to pounce onto the penguin disguised as a man, Noue fell backwards in shock. A strange sound was emitting from Peril that Noue could only identify as a cry. Peril was sitting on the ground and crying like a hungry child lost in a strange place, which, in sense, he was just that.
At this sight, all thoughts of capturing Peril suddenly disappeared from Noue’s mind. Instead, Noue walked slowly towards Peril and sat down in front of him. Peril continued to cry, taking no notice of Noue’s presence. Noue sighed and pulled his rucksack around.
“Peril... Hey, Peril! What do you think is in my bag?” Noue asked, patting his bulky rucksack.
Peril sniffled and realised there was a familiar scent in the air. It was subtle but definitely there.
“Squawk, squawk, squawk!” Peril exclaimed happily, “Fish, fish, fish!”
“That’s right! Fish!” Noue laughed, taking out a packet of dried fish. Peril lunged out eagerly for the packet but Noue pulled back and said, “Now, now. I’ll give you the fish, but you have to promise me you will stop crying.”
Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon.
“And also that you’ll join our guild,” Faz said, suddenly appearing beside Peril, “Otherwise, no fish.”
Hearing the words ‘no fish’ caused Peril to start to cry again. Noue glared at Faz and kicked his shin.
“Hey!” Faz yelled as he fell to the ground, cradling his shin.
Noue turned back to Peril and smiled, “Now, now. What did I say? No more crying.”
Not bothering to wipe his tears and running mucus, Peril nodded and did his best to stop crying. Without hesitation, Noue grabbed the edge of Faz’s cape and used it to wipe Perils’ tears and mucus away.
“Hey! Hey! You kick my shin and now you’re using my cape to wipe the penguin’s mucus?! Girl, that is just disgusting!” Faz raged as he hurriedly untied his cape.
It was as though Peril and Noue were in their own world - neither of them showed much of a reaction to Faz’s ranting. Noue’s expression did change a bit though, his smile widened into a grin as he handed Peril the fish.
Peril’s eyes immediately lit up and he began to eat the fish happily. Noue patted Peril’s head and was met with a big childish grin. Taken back, Noue smiled, sighing with relief. It seemed the plan had succeeded in the end.