69 Vol 2. pt. 6 Patch 1.0: Encounter at the Festival (1/2)

Now that Fenrir thinks about it, he never did ask her for her name. He also didn't ask about the rest of the girls in Ull's apparent harem. As much as he just wants to get her to safety, he has a ton of information to try and get out of her.

He also has to think about what to do with the rest of those harem members once he gets to freeing them. It wouldn't be right to just free Ull's most prized possession while leaving all the other girls behind. How did this girl even escape without the rest escaping as well?

Fenrir makes his way back to the alley with a heavy robe in hand.

A sinking feeling strikes his gut.

What if she's not there? What if somebody found her while he was gone trying to get her a robe? What if she tried pulling some dramatic trope where she turns herself in to avoid pulling him into her troubles?

He turns the corner and hurries into the alley!

She's standing there with a wide smile waiting for him.

”I was getting worried for a second there,” Fenrir tells her.

”Why?” she asks, head tilted.

”Don't worry about it. Just my mind being stupid. Anyways, here you go,” he hands the robe over to her. ”I got the biggest one I could find, so it should be more than enough to cover you and your tail up.”

Seeing her hold it makes him doubt his selection. She looks so regal and feminine, yet he's telling her to put on a cheap and dirty robe.

She puts it on, obscuring all but her face, and then looks up at him with the same smile as before. ”How do I look?” she asks.

”Like a princess on the run,” he answers, causing that smile to grow even wider. ”By the way, what's your name?”

”My name? Ah… he calls me Nehalennia, and… it has been so long that I do not recall the name I originally chose for myself,” she explains.

”He makes you go by a new name?” Fenrir asks her as he grabs her wrist and leads her out of the alley. ”Stay close to me.”

She nods. ”Yes. I never played with others originally, so I did not give out my old name often. Now I am just Nehalennia,” she answers, stepping closer to him. Her eyes keep on getting distracted by his swaying tail as he walks. It's just so large and fluffy! She wants to feel it. In fact, she can't resist. Using her hand that he isn't holding, she reaches forward and gently brushes her hand against his tail.

The motion causes Fenrir's tail to shoot up in surprise as does the rest of his body! With a blush on his cheeks, he looks down at her and asks, ”Wh-what are you doing? My tail is sensitive.”

Nehalennia raises her hand to cover her mouth as she giggles. Everything she does is very proper and ladylike in appearance. ”I am sorry, I couldn't resist any longer. Oh! You asked me my name, but you have yet to tell me your own, my hero. May I ask?”

Fenrir looks forward, still blushing. ”It's Fenrir,” he answers.

”So, the wolf is going to save the goddess from the hunter? I would think that it would be the other way around!”

”I could always let him save you from me,” Fenrir teases.

She responds by closely clinging to him. ”I am much happier with the wolf than the hunter!” she says, looking up at him with her beaming smile.

Her smile is too much for him. He may be taken now, but he has always been weak to genuine smiles.

Fenrir leads her back to The Shoebill without any trouble. They get a few curious looks on the way there, but none that care enough to start trouble.

He checks to see if anybody has been following them or is watching them before taking her aboard. Nobody.

”Welcome aboard The Shoebill,” Fenrir says, leading her aboard.

”What is she named after?” Nehalennia asks.

”You never heard of shoebills? Well, I guess that's normal. They went extinct a little over a decade ago. They were like these awesome dinosaur birds that made really cool noises, were pretty tall, and they would even bow to people because—” he starts explaining, but looks down at her and remembers that he's supposed to be acting like some cool white knight saving a princess. ”I – I mean, they were just… birds.”

She raises her hand to cover her mouth as she giggles again. ”It is alright, my hero. I like this side of you as well. It is very cute.”