Italics indicate thinking

Bold is for attacks

Cavall's POV

I was sprinting around trees and over hills as I tracked Escanor's scent.

"Grr…Grr…" I stopped and snapped my head around "No…no…"

"What's wrong?" Merlin asked from her position inside Aldan on Hawk's Mom's nose.

"I lost him." I growled.

"What do you mean lost him?" Howzer yelled "Your nose can track anything."

"I lost the trail." I sighed turning back to my human form "And I can't keep that Bloodhound mode up much more."

"It's fine take a rest." Merlin smiled.

"How did you lose it?" Slader asked.

"I'm not sure." I said hopping back on the giant pig and looking off to the last place I smelled Escanor "It's like…the smell just burned up…"

I suddenly smelled something…off.

"Some…thing is coming." I said looking off at the horizon.

*SKREEE*

"What is that?" Slader asked looking at some sort of bird creature.

"It's loud." I grumbled.

The bird flew past at jet like speed and scattered something in the air, the specs gradually floated down to us. The scraps of paper floated gently on the floor and I picked on up and handed it to Master as he walked out.

"Huh?"

"What's it say?" I asked.

"There's gonna be a fighting festival in Vaizel." Master said reading the paper "and the winner gets a wish granted."

"Vaizel." Elizabeth said.

"Didn't Diane level that place?!" Hawk yelled "I don't want go back!"

"Interesting prize wouldn't you say?" I commented as we went back inside and I grabbed a shirt.

"No this is very suspicious!" Howzer snapped "It's probably a scam."

"They dropped too many for it to be a scam." I said.

"Perhaps the Ten Commandments are behind it?" Gilthunder suggested.

"Most likely." Merlin nodded "Those birds that dropped these off didn't look very…natural."

"This is obviously a trap." Hendrickson said.

"Hmm…well…" Master titled his head "If Cavall lost the scent there's no point wasting time tracking Escanor so let's swing by the place."

"Do you have some sort of plan?" Hendrickson asked.

"Nope." Master smiled "but it looks like fun."

"That's my favorite kind of plan." I laughed.

Later

*YAWN*

I curled up in a ball on the floor and tried to catch some sleep before we got to town.

"Nya…"

"Hmm?" I slowly opened my eyes and saw that dumb cat that had been with Arthur all day..

"Shoo." I waved my hand "Go bother the kid."

"Nya."

"I said beat it." I grumbled "I'm trying to sleep."

It just blinked and stared at me.

"Just what the heck are you…stupid feline." I glared at it "I'm not sure if we can trust you, you haven't done anything but take naps on the little king's head."

"Nya!"

"GAH!" I hissed when it scratched me "You little shit!"

"Stop fighting with the cat." Merlin sighed.

"But Mistress-."

"Stop." She gave me a look that told me to drop it "I need you to not fight with that thing."

"Yes Ma'am." I nodded.

"Cavall..." she looked over at me "Will you do me a favor?"

"Of course." I said "What do you need."

"This cat and Arthur...keep and eye on them for me will you?" she asked.

"For you I will gladly obey." I bowed.

*SQUEEE!*

The bar suddenly came to a halt.

"Everyone come see!" Elizabeth yelled.

I looked out the window and gasped.

"That wasn't there last time." I gulped.

We were still far from town, and the town was surrounded by a massive stone maze full of twists and turns.

"This isn't gonna be easy." I sighed.

AN

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Thankfully the manga made some progress in relation to the group I left Cavall with so I could finally write a chapter!

Till Next Time!