22 The Dragoons (2/2)

”Is there something else?” Harr asked.

”Yeah, The EastSeaDrakes have been seen around town. They have come into conflict with a few of our members. While nothing has escalated yet, we are unsure of their motives.”

Harr raised an eyebrow. ”Again? Keep observing their movements. If they seem to be trying to steal our goal like last time, inform me immediately with enough proof to convince our guildmaster. You know how much Heath hates assumptions.”

The guild member nodded. ”Currently, while it won't be enough to convince him, I already have a small bit of proof. Someone leaked the curse sight recipe and possibly other pieces of information that we have gathered so far. The EastSeaDrakes have also started hunting down these cursed beasts.”

Harr put on his helmet with a sigh. ”It seems countermeasures are needed. Is there anything else?”

”Not yet, Lord Harr.”

”I see. I'll be off then.” He pulled out his poleax and left the building.

***

Back in front of the apothecary…

Ken felt his face shift. ”Merwaly?” His voice came out funny.

(Now you can track people's scent too!) Lux replied. (I'm a great pet helping you do all these useful things. You should give me a treat!)

Princess chuckled at the lynx muzzle and whiskers that has sprouted on her friend's face.

Ken covered his face and crouched down. He spoke quietly in Lux's ears. (Really? We talked about this, I asked you to not use resonance to change my appearance in front of Princess. I wanted you to help me track the girl for our quest. Why did you ignore my earlier request? Growing a muzzle in front of Princess is uncool.)

(My curses will get in the way and get us lost; otherwise I would have tracked her. It is better this way. You can track her now and I won't get us lost.) The cat turned his head. (Besides, that face is really awesome and looks better on you, why don't you like it?)

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(I give in.) Kenneth replied; feeling defeated. (Princess, can you translate for me? This mouth makes it really hard to speak normally and I don't think your brother knows Speak with Animals.)

Princess nodded. ”Sure thing Ken.” She leaned down and pet Lux again. (You should be nicer to him.) She pulled out one of her grilled fish and gave it to the lynx. (But here is a treat for helping us.)

The cat sulked. (Sorry, nice lady. I will try. Thanks for the fish.)

Ken let out a light mew as he tried to sigh. He was relieved his friend was trying to help him despite feeling very humiliated by the current situation. (Let's go.) He said dejectedly. He led the way with his temporary feline nose.

The lynx walked calmly by Kenneth's side. (See Ken, you are good at tracking. Isn't a lynx's nose helpful for you to follow her scent?)

(If you weren't cursed, would you have given me this face?) The hunter asked his lynx seriously.

The lynx shook his head. (Only if you asked for it or it seemed productive. I like hunting things down on my own but it became really hard after I got cursed.) The cat slumped sadly. (So when you asked for help to track her, the best way to do that was to use Resonance Gift, even if you didn't want me to use it in front of that girl. The more I use it, the stronger it will become and the more helpful I can be.)

(Then when we find Purai and have her break your curses you will start using your other abilities again?)

Lux perked back up. (Wait, we are tracking her so we can break my curses? You are the best Ken! I'm glad you wanted to be my friend. If you do that I can be helpful in more ways! That would make me feel great.)

(You didn't know that?) He asked.

(I don't understand most non-animals.) The feline replied as if it were an obvious fact.

Princess came over. (I have been meaning to ask, Lux. How did you get cursed?)

The cat stopped and sat down. (A few days ago some humans came into the smoky part of the forest and nearly killed me. A strange voice asked me if I wanted revenge. It gave me more power and I became strong. I left to hunt after defeating the invaders and then everything started going bad. Other creatures started hating me, calling me cursed, and avoiding me. I tried hunting but everything I caught ended up tasting really bad and making me feel sick. I was really hungry. When I saw that old mean fisherman fall asleep I thought I could get an easy meal.)

Ken nodded. (And then that is where we found you?)

(Yeah, I was really happy that you were a nice human. I wanted to be helpful so we could stay friends. Sorry for making you upset.)

Ken let out a lightly awkward sounding laugh out of his feline face. He crouched down and petted the cat. (We agreed to be friends. I will help you get rid of your curses and then you can work your butt off you lazy cat.) He teased.

Lux purred happily as he dreamed of being curse free.

They followed Ken's nose out of the elven village and into the forest.