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It was morning, the sunshine shown through the cracks of the wooden window. Holo up righted herself on the elbow, that's when she felt a massive headache and something of foul flavor coming up her thought. She covered her mouth and looked around for a bucket, she found one beside Edwin's beside. She took it and only found puke inside there, probably Edwin's, which only made her want to throw up more, she had no where else to throw it all out so she threw up in the bucket, making Edwin's ear's stand up and Lawrence move in his blanket's.
Edwin then got up covered in the sheets, covering his mouth, pushing Holo aside and throwing up in the bucket which now made Holo sick and she felt like throwing up again. The two continually threw up till they couldn't anymore, leaving a bucket full of throw up for Lawrence to clean up. "You two really need to hold back on the wine and cookies. " He left to empty the bucket. "Thanks' mom." Edwin teased.
Lawrence sighed and rolled his eye's. "I'll be back with water, you two stay here." He opened the door when Edwin called "Hey can you buy me some clothes'?" Lawrence shit the door and got closer "Yeah, you got the money?"
"Here" Edwin tossed Lawrence 15 gold coins one by one. "Hey, I just noticed. How did you get money if when you came back you didn't have anything with you?" Lawrence asked. "Yeah, I noticed once I was in bed and hurried back to my corn den." Edwin answered. "Corn den?" Holo asked. "There's a forest nearby, called Wolf's Awaiting. That's where I ran off when the police chased me, it's my forest. And just beyond that is Wolf's Den, my resting spot, there's a corn field there , mine. The corn there is tasty and juicy, I grow it myself. Many humans attempted to get a cob of corn from there but none has succeeded. There's actually a poem that goes :
Go past Wolf's Awaiting
The wolf there humbly waiting
There the corn is yellow and bright
If you get caught your in for a fright
For you are his next meal to eat in his den
You think you can make it out alive from Wolf's Den?
Father doesn't want me to eat humans so I just scare them off and show myself to them. Though it might be risky of them hunting me down, I don't mind the risk. I'll show you something neat later." Edwin yawned. 'Yuck, throw up breathe.' Holo thought but she had that breathe too for why she didn't say it aloud.
"Get me something expensive in the colors green and black, a black cloak to." Edwin said as he watched Lawrence go out the door. "Suddenly I'm an errand boy, great." Lawrence said to himself sarcastically.
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Lawrence returned from his errand, by the time he returned he found Holo and Edwin eating Persimmon cookies. He gently hit Holo on the head and hit Edwin, well, not so gently. "What the heck was that for?" Edwin yelled as he rubbed his head. "For you two idiots who are barely recovering from throwing up and your already eating the thing you just threw up!" Lawrence sighed and scratched his head. He threw Edwin his clothes' and sat down by Holo. "We're leaving tomorrow in the morning. We have to get moving. Right now we have to sell some few fish that we still have in the barrel." Lawrence said as he took a cookie.
"Wait, you left all your things in your wagon?" Edwin asked as he put the black cloak on. "Yes, why?" Lawrence asked. "Damn, I forgot to tell you. You see, I may be the stealer, trickster or whatever around here, other thieves get the chance of stealing as well, then people would assume it was me. There have been a few rumors that Night's Shadow got together a group, and that the group had been stealing and been breaking into a few home's and hotels now. They aim for travelers especially, stealing they're things and selling them at a small trading center here. And I have not gathered a group at all. So it may be that you've been stolen." Edwin said as he ate another cookie.
"Damn!" Lawrence said as he made his way down the stairs and to the hotel stable, Holo and Edwin followed along. Lawrence uncovered the back of his wagon, everything was gone. Nothing was left. "Yeah, your totally screwed." Edwin said as he took a seat on a stool. "This is bad, we have to report to the police." Lawrence said as he covered the back of his wagon back up. "Reporting? If you report, it'll take at least a month for the police to get your case since many other people have been stolen from and reported. "That's why some people don't even bother. While people are waiting for the police to take action they're still being stolen. I'd have to say that police is kind of a joke here." Edwin said as he got up.
"I'll tell you what, by nightfall I'll take you guy's to my den. I'll let you borrow some of my corn. They're really worth a lot in the town after the one you guy's are headed for tomorrow. How about it?" Edwin offered. "Why are you doing this for us?" Lawrence asked.
"Well… I'm not that much of a bad guy, and I consider you guy's as my friends now, so why not?" Edwin said with a smile. "So for now while we wait till nightfall, let me show you some history." Edwin went out the door, putting his hood on. Holo and Lawrence followed him as they went down a few streets. They stopped at a large brick building, it was more out in the forest. A sign at the front it read "Walden's Town History", Edwin opened the door, it seemed no one was there. "Where's the owner?" Lawrence asked. "I'm the owner actually. My dad had it built, though over time it lost business. It wasn't decided to be knocked down so the place is mine. I come here usually, this place tells the history of this town." Edwin lead the two down the hall into a large room.
On the walls were paintings of a wolf and humans. "What's this?" Holo asked as she ran her hand across the wall. "The paintings tell a story." Edwin pulled them at the corner of the wall and pointed to a painting of a wolf. "There once was a man….." Edwin said, beginning the story.
There once was a man, his name was Harold Walden, he came to this unknown land and thought of establishing a new town. A place where traveler's would come and rest, a joyful town , where children would play. That was the dream that the man had and he hoped one day it would come true.
One day he came across a forest and went past it, encountering a corn field as far as the eye can see. The took a stalk of corn, eating it happily. Delicious, golden, the best he had ever tasted. Though as he ate, behind him a large wolf appeared, asking who was taking his corn. Harold begged the wolf to spare his life, he asked for forgiveness and offered a deal.
The deal was, if the wolf would give the man half of his corn to sell, in return, with that money he would build a town and give it to the wolf in honor. The wolf was unsure, giving his corn to a stranger, though with some thinking he agreed. But on one condition, Harold must throw festivals in honor of the wolf to let people know who really made that town possible, if he didn't the wolf would have Harold for dinner. In that the two soon became friends, and Harold, soon gained enough money to start the construction.
Over time people began to settle in and Harold spread the news about the wolf. People began to thank the wolf and throw more festivals, showing the wolf that they respected him. Though over time, few festivals were being thrown, less and less. The wolf began to grow angry and questioned Harold on what was going on.
"I've let you take my corn and sell, prospering money to build this place, and now you stop thanking me by lessening the festivals?" The wolf growled in anger.
"Please spare me! I know we haven't thrown festivals in a while, there just isn't enough money to throw them every couple of weeks!" Harold told the wolf.
"We had a deal! Don't tell me you really want to be served on a plate now do you?" The wolf asked as he bared his teeth.
"We don't have enough money! Please, I have a wife and children now!" Harold got on his knees. The wolf watched him and huffed and said "Fine, you don't have to throw as much parties, though you do have to throw a festival every month. It's less, now you won't have to throw four festivals every month. If you do this much, I'll spare you, if not, I'll destroy this town and everyone in it. When the festivals over, everything must be clean. I don't' want to own a town that looks like a dump, so I will pay visits every time a festivals ends." The wolf turned and left.
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Years later, rumors began to spread, about a cornfield and a wolf. Men began to ask "Why do we have to worship a wolf? He's not even known as the establisher! I say we bring him down and take all his corn for ourselves!" It was Harold's great grandson who planned this. Men with torches and various weapons headed to the forest, planning to take down the wolf.
The wolf, angry at this betrayal after all he has done for the human Harold scared off the men and destroyed the town, telling the towns people. "Worship me and your town will be spared if not, I will not hesitate to bring this town down again. Whoever plans on betraying me will surely get to know my real wrath." as fast as the wolf came he left.
The townspeople, scared of their lives being put to and end continued the festivals and rebuilt the town. They built a statue for the wolf. Thus ever since no one has defied the wolf the townspeople soon called Night's Shadow.
At night, when festivals were over people could hear the paces of an animal walking outside their homes along with a howl. As time went by the relationship between the townspeople and they wolf grew peaceful.
Till this day, people worship him, throwing festivals for him. Since then, the wolf still lurks in the woods, watching us, observing on how we live. So you must be a good wolf and behave or he'll come for you at night.
"It sound more like a scary story for children." Holo said as she took a seat. "It kind of is. Though the story is matter-of -fact true."
"It's your scary story, with you as the "monster" huh Edwin?" Lawrence said as he revised the paintings. "Yeah, though I really don't want to be seen as a monster, more of a friend. I destroyed the town because they defied me. They're the one's that did wrong. Humans are so troublesome, but in way's that why they are interesting."
"Wait, so if you knew that making that deal with Harold would be troublesome why make the deal?" Lawrence asked.
"Because in a life as a wolf, nothing ever happens. Eating, lurking. That's all. Though why not get involved into something interesting? Its more fun that way, to live your life with excitement is the best, for me that is." Edwin said as he took a seat.
Yes, very troublesome excitement indeed!
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