Chapter Twenty-Six "A Conversation With Arch"
Trixie waited for the archer to reply but he seemed baffled, every archer's hood was on it seemed only Arch was allowed to remove his, the archer she was looking at she could barely see his face, his hood was damp with a little white shown as if he'd been out in the snow Trixie eventually tugged on his sleeve gently wondering why he was ignoring her then she respectfully stepped back because he looked confused to her, she decided to ask Arch what was going on she wondered up the stairs of the hollow tree to the room.
"Arch?" asked Trixie.
Arch was sitting in the room on one of his chairs; there were many coat hangers and hammocks there.
Probably for the archers she thought, and the hooks were probably for their hoods, she stepped up to Arch who was still hooded looking over his bow on the table that was facing his chair.
"What? Did my men fail to set up your bed properly?" asked Arch a bit alarmed.
"No no nothing like that" said Trixie. "May I?"
She pointed to the other chair and then he nodded allowing her to sit down.
"Arch I uhhh well I'm just curious why don't your people ever speak? I have not heard them speak one word since we got here, I'd ask Tails but he's busy in the kitchen." said Trixie.
Arch scratched his head with his eyes closed in a relaxed position.
"Oh Trixie that's just our way, they don't speak around you as a sign of respect." said Arch.
"Then how come you are allowed to speak?" asked Trixie.
"I was appointed high my pack chose me when I turned thirteen to lead and the leaders of the wolf packs are allowed to speak around you you see, unless you're a lone wolf that is." explained Arch.
Trixie rubbed her eyes.
"Well, do they have to be silent? I mean how do you guys communicate?" said Trixie.
"HA! Oh no worries they're allowed to speak to me, but only when there's nobody else around they can speak with just me and the other members of the pack but if people are around they can't speak or else be disrespectful, it also helps when we want to stay secret the most empires have fallen over a little talking, take that away and we're practically invisible." said Arch.
"Well I appreciate your being so friendly to me and Tails we've had uhhh a ruff time lets just say." said Trixie.
Arch noticed the locket around Trixie's neck and curiously asked her about it.
"Where'd you get that? Ahhh does somebody have an admirer." said Arch happily.
"Uhhh well I used to." said Trixie smiling. "He's in heaven now."
Arch felt he offended her she seemed happy but that wasn't the right question to ask to anyone with that situation.
"I am really sorry." said Arch.
"It's ok like I said he's in heaven, I recently well got over it as you'd say this locket doesn't haunt me anymore now it helps me." said Trixie closing her eyes happily.
Arch felt relieved.
"Well it's a beautiful locket for a pretty girl." said Arch.
"Aww thanks that's nice of you to say." said Trixie feeling complemented but a little nervous, Arch was just being polite of course.
"I've got a gal back home that's why I have this arrowhead around me neck." said Arch rubbing his hand against it.
"It's pretty cool she give it to you?" asked Trixie.
"Well our people are a little different from yours, I was chosen a leader and because of that it was requested I propose to a girl." said Arch smiling widely admiring the arrowhead.
Trixie felt more nervous these wolfs were very different indeed, but the idea seemed cute.
"Not against her will I hope." said Trixie.
"Oh of course not! She might as well have asked me first I was tripping over words so much, making a moron of myself." said Arch.
"You seem wise I can't picture you looking like a moron." said Trixie.
"That is nice of you to say, anyway I need to go over some plans with my men and then we'll rest so I'm gonna have to escort you out kindly." said Arch standing up politely showing her to the door.
Trixie felt way better after talking to Arch for a while, he seemed like the genuine leader and he fit the role well, she climbed up to the hammock on the top and fell asleep faster then Sonic's feet.
When Tails came out with the food all ready she was long asleep, the dinner took longer then expected.
"Oh well I guess she'll have a sandwich in the morning." said Tails playfully.
End chapter