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M I L O S

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So, going after a mæntyger was not a good idea when one wasn't a skilled hunter or skilled enough with a weapon to be capable of bringing such a beast down. No, in fact, it was a terrible idea. Stupid, one would say. But Milos was nothing if not—Well, Rúna would certainly say stupid, but he'd rather use 'adventurous,' and that attitude was exactly why Milos didn't take her with him this time. That, and the wisp insisted she was way too tired, although Milos doubted wisps just 'got tired.' In any case, he wouldn't be going alone on this little excursion, and, more importantly, they weren't really hunting the poor thing. He was supposed to bond with it and try to get it to stop eating random people or something along those lines. He could do that. Theoretically. He only ever bonded with one animal before, and as much as he was sure Pui craved his blood sometimes, the dælophosaurus was nowhere near as dangerous as a, well, mæntyger. Even if he was a very spoiled dælophosaurus.

Still, he couldn't just pass an opportunity like that. Not that the opportunity was for him, necessarily, but Ástra had heard about someone looking for an animist, and, like a good and irresponsible employer, she had mentioned it to him. So, there he was, navigating through the streets of Hespæria again, towards an inn where he was supposed to meet the guy who was going after the mæntyger. Then, they would set course to find the beast, Milos would sing it a little song, bond with it, and, with any luck, not get eaten in the process. He knows what to do, sure, in theory, but his bonding with Pui took a long time for both of them to even want it, and, well. He isn't really going to have this luxury this time around. Or maybe he will. Who knows. Maybe the mæntyger was lonely and would love to hear some stories and Milos would lose track of time and spend days in the forest—

Alright. Maybe he was fantasizing too much.

It took him more than he'd like to admit to navigate through the swampy streets and find his way to the inn where he was supposed to meet the mastermind behind this little operation. But he wasn't used to Hespæria, and maybe he had wandered off once or twice to check a particularly beautiful plant.

The important part was that he arrived eventually, not that late, and there was a tall man with white hair and beard with air of importance standing in front of it. Milos was pretty under-dressed in his own brown tunic compared to the man, but he could be practical. And he didn't want to possibly ruin his good clothes, so there was that as well.

"Hello, there," he called, circling the man to get a good look at him. "Are you the one looking for an animist? If so, Milos, at your service." He pressed a hand against his chest, leaning forward slightly and smiling as he greeted the other. "Pleased to make you acquaintance and all that. I'm not really good at introductions."

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