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Terra's ears twitched curiously at Vikas' words. What was a bar fight? Well, didn't matter. She had a whole world to show him on four legs. If he could keep up that is. Not to mention if Terra could manage to keep up this pretense of not being injured badly. It was more of a strain than she let on, body feeling weighed down with each step. At least he stuck around and didn't leave like she'd feared. Coyote doesn't have sleeves, but she's always prepared. A trick that needs preparation isn't worthwhile. If one couldn't come up with a way to fool those around her in an instant, she was through. So Terra had come up with ways to keep Vikas distracted and happy very quickly, hoping it would work.
Once out of the room Terra turned the corner, appearing to vanish. A rough section of the wall was the explanation for this. Partly collapsed it formed a kind of tunnel, difficult to see except for one angle. Inside Terra laid down, letting herself temporarily rest out of Vikas' sight. It was cozy in there. Terra was tempted to just fall asleep and recover, but she had to keep moving. Had to keep coming up with new things. Terra yipped slightly, drawing her head back out. Exploring this castle had been a fantastic idea, as it gave her all kinds of things to show Vikas now. Her tail swished behind her as she reached up, nuzzling him before she withdrew back in, moving along the tunnel to the bedroom it would open up into. Worn and broken the room was a wonderful treasure of cloth, a large mattress standing as the trophy in the center.
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