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[ Some time later after a trek to Tikal via a longer and less dangerous route than normal, Lloyd will finally get a message. ]

Should be in Jaguar's city soon. Are you available to visit for a while?

Yeah!! I'll head over to the gate!

[He'd lingered in Tikal a bit longer than planned, just to hang out with The Hunter, really. It's not like he has any deadline to get back to Coatepec, anyway, so it's fine. And it's not long after he responds that Noishe is bounding up towards Hunter and Eagle both, Lloyd right on the dogmonsters heels.]

Hey! It's good to see you!

[And he'll start rummaging in his pocket to pull out a piece of waxed paper, unwrapping it to pull out a raw bit of some sort of meat to offer out towards The Eagle.]

Are you guys hungry?

[ Ayyyyyyyyy what's up bro!
Hunter's already got a grin on her face at everyone's favourite Goodest Boye duo rushing headlong to the gate - bending slightly at the waist with hands spread to greet Noishe with a good ol' scratch under the chin. ]

Well, I wouldn't say no to a meal! We skipped lunch.

[ Eagle's very hungry! With Lloyd's arm obligingly stretched out, the big bird's leaned aaaall the way over to gobble up as much of the tasty snacc as she can shove in her beak. She doesn't even notice when Hunter gently encourages her to perch on Lloyd's forearm, too busy giving satisfied chirps and clicks between mouthfuls of raw meat. ]

[Getting to be an Eagle's perch. #Blessed. He shifts to hold his arm out a little forward as Eagle side-shuffle-steps while eating the scrap of meat. Look, gotta keep friends with the critters!]

Okay! There's a bunch of stalls and people cooking things closer to the markets, so we can check out what they have on the way to getting you your stuff.

[Noishe is extremely excited for hunts from The Hunter as well! His head tips up at the chin scratches, even going so far as to let a back leg thump at them. They're the good stuff, clearly.]

Is your leg feeling okay? I'm sure he'd let you ride, if it's bothering you after the trek here.

Is that what smells so good? [ no her stomach isn't growling even a little shh ] I remember seeing a vendor selling meat skewers in some kind of savoury fruit sauce before the giant snake incident. You think he's still here somewhere?

[ Noishe can have all the chin scratches his little heart desires. And the ear scratches, and the belly rubs, and everything else a good doggo deserves! Whosagoodboyyyyyy--

As for her leg, Hunter's shoulders bob briefly, leaving off pupper pat duty to thump as fist against her thigh a couple times, as if to demonstrate how sturdy and Definitely Not Broken™ it is.
ow okay that still smarts a bit ]

Stiff, but bearable. A jaunt through town won't kill me.

Oh, maybe! I think I know the skewer guy you're talking about!

[Roast meat on a stick. Who doesn't love it? And so he starts walking, each of them having traded animal companions for the time being, and gently goes to stroke Eagle's feathers as they go.]

Part of me misses being in Tikal so often- It's definitely the coolest town. To me, at least. [Books are boring. Coba is rowdy, Kiichpan... well he never got to see Kiichpan before its destruction.]

There's always something going on, but it's not as weird as Coba. And there's a lot of artisans, too! So after lunch we can definitely find you a pauldron for eagle to perch on, or something!

[ Hunter's loathe to admit needing a little help, but having Noishe nearby to lean on relieves some of the lingering ache in her leg. Big doggo gets scratches, she gets a four legged crutch, everyone wins. Go team!
Besides, there's something soothing about running your fingers through a living animal's fur. Fuzz therapy. ]

Coba's an acquired taste. [ Wry as wry can be. ] Jaguar's got a good setup here with the workshops and market though, we can agree on that.

[ She glances sidelong at Lloyd and the eagle comfortably perched on his arm, a smile crinkling her eyes as the big bird shamelessly leans into Lloyd's fingers for more attention, intense amber eyes half-lidded in lazy enjoyment. ]

A pauldron for me, and maybe a hawker's glove and brace for you. [ Hunter chuckles. ] You're spoiling her.

It's only spoiling if it's too often-- Right, Eagle? [It's said with the sort of grin that means 'yeah I am absolutely spoiling the shit out of this bird. but come on! She let him fly one time, she's one of his pal's companions, and she probably deserves it.]

But I guess you're right. Coba does have some cool stuff going on. And it's neat to see the monsters they manage to tame.

[There's just.... also way too much drunken revelry for his taste. Like you guys have fun and all, that's cool, but it's not his scene. Then again, with their massive population boom following Kiichpan's destruction....]

Maybe the refugees from Kiichpan will add a bit more to town. I think they're more likely to stay in town for longer than a few days than most of the Eagles, so they might have a chance of actually building something up.

[ Eagle chirps back - bird for 'ye' probably - prior to shuffling up his arm to preen busily at Lloyd's hair like he's a scruffy hatchling. Boi whatchu doin' in public looking like that, huh?????
He should probably give himself a good scrub after they part ways considering what kind of snack the Eagle just had. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ]

Makes sense. [ Shrug. ] We've got more than enough space to expand the population twofold if it comes to that, once some of the older buildings are shored up a bit. Get a big marketplace going with Kiichpan merchants making the move, you know?

[ Goodness knows Coba could use some steady business to pay for all the booze her coteriemates drink in a month. ]

[lbr, a beak covered in raw chicken juice probably isn't the worst thing he's ever had in his hair. He just laughs, letting Eagle continue to try and ammend that eternal jrpg cowlick.]

Yeah, exactly! And it's not like transport would be a problem.

[His head tilts with Eagle's preening, eyes rolling up to glance at her.]

I don't remember if I've asked before: how'd you and Eagle end up partnering back home?

[ Noting Lloyd taking a surreptitious peek at her, Eagle cocks her head and stares steadily back, clearly aware she's the subject of their conversation... not that she stops fussing over his aggressively protagonist hairstyle of course. ]

We survived together or not at all. She was hurt and needed protection, I was lost and needed a guide. [ Shrug. There's more to that story if he wants to hear it, but that's the ordeal in a nutshell. ] A blessing from the Tall Ones, you could say.

What about you and Noishe? Did you raise him from a pup?

[It's cool, he could use the fussing. Thx, Eagle. u a pal. At least Noishe is far less fussy with The Hunter, content to be used as a guide-doggy and support, keeping an easy, gentle pace with their steps.]

So you two helped each other! Are the Tall Ones the spirits or gods in your world?

[Oh, but Noishe... he looks over to the dogmonster and laughs, shaking his head.]

Oh, no-- other way around, actually. I don't know how old he is, but Kratos says he's had this form for a few thousand years? Apparently he was a bird when Kratos first met him. And before that, he would have been a fish. He's been with me since I was born, really.

[And Noishe lifts his head proudly with a crooning noise! Noble Protozoan and all that!]

He's got a few more forms to go through, too, if what the elves told me was true. But I don't think he'll be evolving anytime soon.

Spirits of the land in charge of different things; the sun, the rain, warmth, trees and flowers. I can tell you their story if you like --

[ Hol' up........"A FEW THOUSAND" year old doggo???? EXCUSE U WHAT
Hunter sorta just... side eyes Lloyd for a moment or two, not entirely sure he isn't pulling her leg. Birds don't turn into dogs, silly!
Oh but he did mention protozoans before so there's that in his favour. ]

That's hard to believe. [ She's impressed though! Noishe struts his stuff like a model pupper, and Hunter's laughing tone returns, charmed by this odd but endearingly fuzzy beastie. ] Maybe he's an ancient god too. The Tall Ones changed forms often.

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