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Crujo glanced over his shoulder as he ran on rooftops. He snarled at the enraged Thep Khufan while the latter pursued him. He never released meat. *I won't return to the butcher shop* Crujo thought.
''Thief!'' the Thep Khufan exclaimed while he still followed Crujo.
*Kuphulu should be here. He can distract the other Thep Khufan. My partner in crime will protect me* the Loboan thought.
After running on additional rooftops, he looked back again. The Thep Khufan was not present. A smile materialized on his face.
Crujo's eyes widened after he slipped on the roof. He slid down the roof before he seized the edge. *Do not release food.
Do not look down* he thought. Crujo glanced at the ground and whimpered. *Do not let go!*
Crujo gasped as soon as Kuphulu appeared. ''Why are you here, Kuphulu?'' he asked.
Kuphulu tilted his head in confusion. ''I viewed you seizing the edge of a roof a few moments ago.''
''Take my hand, Kuphulu. Don't let me fall.''
Kuphulu took Crujo's hand. ''Why are you on a roof?'' he asked. His eyes settled on the stolen meat. ''Oh. Food,'' he muttered under his breath.
''Another Thep Khufan pursued me after I stole meat in his butcher shop,'' Crujo said.
''I don't see the other Thep Khufan,'' Kuphulu said to Crujo.
''Let me stay with you for a few days, Kuphulu. I don't wish to come across the owner of the butcher shop another time.
I'm clumsy sometimes, but I won't bother you.''
Kuphulu remembered valuable statues in his lair. His eyes widened at the thought of Crujo falling on the statues and breaking them.
He released Crujo.
The End