After harvesting what they could from the Blinky the Boar, Elise and Ichigo made their way back to the village of Pounce richer in various dead animals and animal parts, and poorer by one boot and a pant leg. Larkin was rocking idly in one of the rocking chairs on the front porch when Elise hobbled awkwardly up the steps to the guild hall sans one boot. His slips split into a wide grin, showing off his single long fang as he took her in.
“What happened to you?” the catton wizard asked, nodding to Ichigo who came up the steps behind the ranger. The cleric was holding his hands out, as if he might catch her when she started teetering back the way she’d come.
“Oh, had a bit of a run in with a blink boar while looking for experimental crafting materials with Ichigo.” she said, smiling back a
