Part 4
"WHAT?!?! Why-how-when…"
"I don't know why or how but she was assigned to the Stormwind region."
"Did you-?"
"Of course! I tried telling them who I was representing, but none of them listened, they seemed very reoccupied with something."
"Did you take it to the king?"
"Of course I did! But he was very somber and just threw me out saying, 'I have no patience for this sort of thing right now! Now leave!'"
"Well, let's look at the bright side; we can use this to our advantage. She is very weak right now. She needs to get stronger, and I doubt very much that the news of her living has reached that far south so fast. It will be at least another fortnight before they hear word of her."
"Oh, wow!" exclaimed Eirika. "A whole city full of humans like Ash'aman!"
Eirika had learned about the different animals, races, and (most importantly) who her enemies were, in the few short days she had to rest in Ironforge.
Eirika's first stop was the royal Stormwind Library; there she received her first quest in this region, to report to Marshal Dughan in Goldshire, a very short walk from the Stormwind gates. So, on her way out of Stormwind she was deep in thought, so much that she didn't see the Tiger she was about to collide with.
"Hmm", Eirika thought to herself. "Why do I feel like I'm being followed since I've been I've been in Ironforge?" she thought to herself. Right at that moment she collided with what fealt like a giant furry cat, it didn't even move when she hit it except to cushion her fall slightly. The leopard was white with black stripes, had very sharp claws, very big teeth, and was at least 2 times bigger than Eirika.
When she realized it was a leopard she reached up to scratch it behind its ears subconsciously, as she continued to think.
"You had better watch-out, or that cat will gobble you up without a second thought." Eirika had been so deep in her thoughts at that time that she was startled by the voice, she yelled and started to twitch. "Oh Kechara, don't scare her like that! You don't want a bad reputation now do you?" said a second female. "But Gwynneth, she can see its all in play" Kechara said in return. "Can't you see? Shes shaking in fear, Oh, its okay little one, my cat won't hurt you." The comment was being aimed toward Eirika. After that the two got into an argument about the subject and Eirika took this as an opportunity to escape from under Gwynneth's watchful eye before she volunteered herself to escort Eirika to her destination.
Eirika continued down the road tword Goldshire only to get redirected once she got there to go to Westfall because apparently "we have enough volunteers here, Westfall needs your help!"
"She has noticed that she was being watched."
"It's ok, I know this already, and I've sent Bigears to watch over her."
"The connection between student and teacher must still be very strong. Just think, soon it'll be student teaching teacher."
"Oh! What an adorable kitty!" Eirika exclaimed, as she held the cat to her chest and felt the purring vibrating against her chest. "This time, the cat is normal sized" she thought to herself. "But, where's your owner?" she asked the cat, "your just skin and bones! You must be a stray."" She paused as the cat rubbed against her face affectionately "Maybe I'll nurse you back to health, and then we can find your owner later."
To be continued…