Part 2
We came out the door we had entered in, staying in the dark alley.
"Do you have a hooded cloak with you by any chance?" Exodis asked, whispering.
"No, but I have one back home," I replied.
"Do not bother going to get it. There is not enough time. The town will soon be closing. Borrow mine," Exodis said, taking off a pack he wore on his back and opening it, soon taking out two hooded cloaks and handing me one. "Take off your other one. I will put it in my pack."
I did so, handing it to him. I put the black hooded cloak he handed me on, grabbing the hood and putting it over my head so a shadow was cast on my face. I also buttoned it up, so they would not be able to see my clothes. Only my shins and below could be seen.
"We need to buy some gloves, disguises, and paint. Do you know how to sew?" Exodis asked. I nodded. It was not wise to not know how to sew; you never know when something may break on you. "Okay. We will pick up some needles, thread and brown cloth for you also. I will pick up dark green cloth and padding so I can make you shoes like mine. They are silent and excellent for stalking."
"What is the paint for?"
"To cover up your soon to be scar on your left eyebrow... We need to buy paint that matches your fur color."
I nodded. We headed down the alleyway and into town. I still had the bag of one thousand gold pieces in my hand. Sun set was about three hours from now, and that was the time when the town shops closed. We needed to get our supplies quickly.
People scurried around town, buying different things from various wooden carts that held different items. Some sold fruit, weapons, sewing items, and many more things.
Our first stop was in an alleyway that had clothes on wooden boxes, some hanging on strings that were hanging from the sides of the buildings. A female fox sat in a wooden chair. She wore an old beat up dress and a bonnet. She was sewing something. She looked up and smiled when she saw us.
"Welcome. What may I do for you?" The female fox asked, setting her work down on a table next to her, standing up and walking to us.
"We are looking for a pair of gloves for this young lady beside me, preferably dark green." Exodis said, disguising his voice so that it was deep. He asked for dark green, seeing I was fond of the color, since all my clothes are of that color.
"I am sorry sir, but we do not have any dark green gloves. We do have black, blue, and red, though." The female fox replied.
"Very well. May we see the black?"
"Certainly, sir."
She walked back to her table, picking up a pair of black gloves that flared out in a circle around the wrists. "Here they are." She handed them to me.
I tried them on. Perfect fit. They were not too tight so I would not be able to move my hands well, and they were not loose so they would not fall off me.
"They are perfect. How much are they?" I asked the fox.
"One hundred gold pieces. They are made from leather, that is why the cost is so high." The female fox said.
"Very good. We will take them." Exodis said, since he was apparently good at haggling.
The fox smiled. I took off the gloves and handed them to Exodis, who put them in his pack. I set the bag of gold pieces down on a nearby wooden box and counted out one hundred, and handed them to the fox.
"Thank you very much," the female fox said, slipping the money into a pouch that hung from the side of her dress. "Is there anything else I may get you?"
"Yes. We are looking for a rather elegant dress..." Exodis said.
I hate dresses. But, if I must, I will wear one.
The female fox smiled. "Oh, yes sir. We carry many dresses. How about a red one?"
"May we see it?" I spoke up.
"Certainly."
The female fox turned around, walking to a wooden box that had clothes folded and piled on top of it. She picked out the red one from the pile, sliding it our carefully so it would not cause the other clothes to fall. She opened it up. The shoulders were puffy, it had a golden lace trim, golden buttons along the back, and it flared out at the bottom. It looked like something a princess would wear.
"It is perfect." Exodis said.
The female fox walked over and held it up to me. "Ah, you are lucky! It looks like it would fit her, it may be a bit large, however."
That was a good thing. I hated being in tight clothes.
"And, we have a special. If you buy one of my dresses, you get a handsome tunic along with it..." The fox said, turning around and walking to a wooden box that was beside the one with the dresses on it. She picked up the one on the top. It was royal blue with a red cloak attached to the back. The cloak was attached to the shoulders by buttons, and the tunic was short sleeved. It had a golden strap where the waist will be, and it was long. She also held a pair of short royal blue trousers on it. I assumed the tunic was long enough so you could not see the trousers when you put them on. She also held up a pair of the same color shoes, like the type Exodis already wore. "Five hundred gold pieces for both of them."
"Very well. We will take them both." Exodis said, and then whispered to me, "I will split the cost with you."
I nodded, taking two hundred and fifty gold pieces from the bag and handing them to Exodis. He took the same amount of money from a bag he had in his pack, and gave all the gold pieces to the fox. She had folded both outfits and handed them to me. They were too big to fit in Exodis' pack. She put the money away.
"And the last thing we need is a dark green pack for her," Exodis said.
The female fox nodded and picked up one up from a wooden box that was next to her. "Two hundred and fifty gold pieces."
"Hmm... Seems a little high... How about one-hundred and seventy-five?" Exodis said.
"How about two hundred? My final offer." She replied.
"Very well." I dug out two hundred gold pieces and handed them to the fox. I took the pack and put my dress in it, handing Exodis' tunic to him. He gave me my gloves and I put them away, along with the bag of gold pieces. I had four hundred and fifty left. I put the pack on over Exodis' cloak.
"That is it. Thank you kindly," Exodis said, bowing slightly. I curtsied slightly, also. The female fox and did the same.
"Good day to you! Farewell!" She called after us as we walked back from her alleyway.
The next place Exodis and I went to was a small wooden cart that had many different colors of thread and cloth. Exodis told me to buy brown cloth for me, along with brown thread. He said it would help me blend in with the trees when I wore my normal outfit. I also bought a pack of ten needles. The female hedgehog gave me all of the items for one hundred and fifty gold pieces.
Exodis bought dark green cloth with dark green thread, along with a special padding for making shoes. He said he would give me the excess cloth and thread, since it was my color. I thanked him.
We made a few stops after that. One cart to pick up dark purple paint, which matched my fur, one cart for twenty feet of rope, and one cart for a sleeping mat. I only had twenty-five gold pieces left after we bought the final three items. I kept them all in my pack. Exodis said that my pack usually wouldn't be as crowded, since I usually would not have to carry a rather large dress in it.
About a half an hour later, the town began to close up. Exodis and I bought some fruit to eat for our journey back home. I had just spent one thousand gold pieces in three hours!
When we were walking back to my forest, I took off Exodis' hooded cloak and handed it to him. He gave me my cloak back. He told me I would have to wear the hooded cloak instead of my normal one.
I had to ask Exodis a question. "Why is Luniare attacking the city of Packor? It is such a peaceful city, I cannot believe that he would want to attack it."
"Peaceful is the reason why he is attacking it. Luniare has been looking for city to conquer for a long time. He has told me that he will not say he is an assassin owner, just a person wanting to rule a city. Of course, it will not be a strict city... He is just looking for a place where he can be more important..."
"I see."
Exodis stopped at the west entrance of the forest I lived here. "Meet me here at sunrise. Do not be late. Wear your hooded cloak. Bring everything you have in your pack. Bring your bow-and-arrow!" He began to shout the final words because he began to walk the opposite way.
"I will!" I called back. I turned and ran into my forest, hoping my bow-and-arrow was still there.
We came out the door we had entered in, staying in the dark alley.
"Do you have a hooded cloak with you by any chance?" Exodis asked, whispering.
"No, but I have one back home," I replied.
"Do not bother going to get it. There is not enough time. The town will soon be closing. Borrow mine," Exodis said, taking off a pack he wore on his back and opening it, soon taking out two hooded cloaks and handing me one. "Take off your other one. I will put it in my pack."
I did so, handing it to him. I put the black hooded cloak he handed me on, grabbing the hood and putting it over my head so a shadow was cast on my face. I also buttoned it up, so they would not be able to see my clothes. Only my shins and below could be seen.
"We need to buy some gloves, disguises, and paint. Do you know how to sew?" Exodis asked. I nodded. It was not wise to not know how to sew; you never know when something may break on you. "Okay. We will pick up some needles, thread and brown cloth for you also. I will pick up dark green cloth and padding so I can make you shoes like mine. They are silent and excellent for stalking."
"What is the paint for?"
"To cover up your soon to be scar on your left eyebrow... We need to buy paint that matches your fur color."
I nodded. We headed down the alleyway and into town. I still had the bag of one thousand gold pieces in my hand. Sun set was about three hours from now, and that was the time when the town shops closed. We needed to get our supplies quickly.
People scurried around town, buying different things from various wooden carts that held different items. Some sold fruit, weapons, sewing items, and many more things.
Our first stop was in an alleyway that had clothes on wooden boxes, some hanging on strings that were hanging from the sides of the buildings. A female fox sat in a wooden chair. She wore an old beat up dress and a bonnet. She was sewing something. She looked up and smiled when she saw us.
"Welcome. What may I do for you?" The female fox asked, setting her work down on a table next to her, standing up and walking to us.
"We are looking for a pair of gloves for this young lady beside me, preferably dark green." Exodis said, disguising his voice so that it was deep. He asked for dark green, seeing I was fond of the color, since all my clothes are of that color.
"I am sorry sir, but we do not have any dark green gloves. We do have black, blue, and red, though." The female fox replied.
"Very well. May we see the black?"
"Certainly, sir."
She walked back to her table, picking up a pair of black gloves that flared out in a circle around the wrists. "Here they are." She handed them to me.
I tried them on. Perfect fit. They were not too tight so I would not be able to move my hands well, and they were not loose so they would not fall off me.
"They are perfect. How much are they?" I asked the fox.
"One hundred gold pieces. They are made from leather, that is why the cost is so high." The female fox said.
"Very good. We will take them." Exodis said, since he was apparently good at haggling.
The fox smiled. I took off the gloves and handed them to Exodis, who put them in his pack. I set the bag of gold pieces down on a nearby wooden box and counted out one hundred, and handed them to the fox.
"Thank you very much," the female fox said, slipping the money into a pouch that hung from the side of her dress. "Is there anything else I may get you?"
"Yes. We are looking for a rather elegant dress..." Exodis said.
I hate dresses. But, if I must, I will wear one.
The female fox smiled. "Oh, yes sir. We carry many dresses. How about a red one?"
"May we see it?" I spoke up.
"Certainly."
The female fox turned around, walking to a wooden box that had clothes folded and piled on top of it. She picked out the red one from the pile, sliding it our carefully so it would not cause the other clothes to fall. She opened it up. The shoulders were puffy, it had a golden lace trim, golden buttons along the back, and it flared out at the bottom. It looked like something a princess would wear.
"It is perfect." Exodis said.
The female fox walked over and held it up to me. "Ah, you are lucky! It looks like it would fit her, it may be a bit large, however."
That was a good thing. I hated being in tight clothes.
"And, we have a special. If you buy one of my dresses, you get a handsome tunic along with it..." The fox said, turning around and walking to a wooden box that was beside the one with the dresses on it. She picked up the one on the top. It was royal blue with a red cloak attached to the back. The cloak was attached to the shoulders by buttons, and the tunic was short sleeved. It had a golden strap where the waist will be, and it was long. She also held a pair of short royal blue trousers on it. I assumed the tunic was long enough so you could not see the trousers when you put them on. She also held up a pair of the same color shoes, like the type Exodis already wore. "Five hundred gold pieces for both of them."
"Very well. We will take them both." Exodis said, and then whispered to me, "I will split the cost with you."
I nodded, taking two hundred and fifty gold pieces from the bag and handing them to Exodis. He took the same amount of money from a bag he had in his pack, and gave all the gold pieces to the fox. She had folded both outfits and handed them to me. They were too big to fit in Exodis' pack. She put the money away.
"And the last thing we need is a dark green pack for her," Exodis said.
The female fox nodded and picked up one up from a wooden box that was next to her. "Two hundred and fifty gold pieces."
"Hmm... Seems a little high... How about one-hundred and seventy-five?" Exodis said.
"How about two hundred? My final offer." She replied.
"Very well." I dug out two hundred gold pieces and handed them to the fox. I took the pack and put my dress in it, handing Exodis' tunic to him. He gave me my gloves and I put them away, along with the bag of gold pieces. I had four hundred and fifty left. I put the pack on over Exodis' cloak.
"That is it. Thank you kindly," Exodis said, bowing slightly. I curtsied slightly, also. The female fox and did the same.
"Good day to you! Farewell!" She called after us as we walked back from her alleyway.
The next place Exodis and I went to was a small wooden cart that had many different colors of thread and cloth. Exodis told me to buy brown cloth for me, along with brown thread. He said it would help me blend in with the trees when I wore my normal outfit. I also bought a pack of ten needles. The female hedgehog gave me all of the items for one hundred and fifty gold pieces.
Exodis bought dark green cloth with dark green thread, along with a special padding for making shoes. He said he would give me the excess cloth and thread, since it was my color. I thanked him.
We made a few stops after that. One cart to pick up dark purple paint, which matched my fur, one cart for twenty feet of rope, and one cart for a sleeping mat. I only had twenty-five gold pieces left after we bought the final three items. I kept them all in my pack. Exodis said that my pack usually wouldn't be as crowded, since I usually would not have to carry a rather large dress in it.
About a half an hour later, the town began to close up. Exodis and I bought some fruit to eat for our journey back home. I had just spent one thousand gold pieces in three hours!
When we were walking back to my forest, I took off Exodis' hooded cloak and handed it to him. He gave me my cloak back. He told me I would have to wear the hooded cloak instead of my normal one.
I had to ask Exodis a question. "Why is Luniare attacking the city of Packor? It is such a peaceful city, I cannot believe that he would want to attack it."
"Peaceful is the reason why he is attacking it. Luniare has been looking for city to conquer for a long time. He has told me that he will not say he is an assassin owner, just a person wanting to rule a city. Of course, it will not be a strict city... He is just looking for a place where he can be more important..."
"I see."
Exodis stopped at the west entrance of the forest I lived here. "Meet me here at sunrise. Do not be late. Wear your hooded cloak. Bring everything you have in your pack. Bring your bow-and-arrow!" He began to shout the final words because he began to walk the opposite way.
"I will!" I called back. I turned and ran into my forest, hoping my bow-and-arrow was still there.