grin.
He got down on his knees so he was eye
to eye with the creature who continued to look at him happily. Thad
deactivated his shield ring but quickly replaced it using his own
power only letting the palm of his hand go unprotected. Reaching
out his hand he rubbed the animal on the top of its head. Its skin
was smooth and cold and reminded him of the well-worn stone table
he had often eaten on at the Slave Academy.
After a few moments the creature nudged
Thad’s arm with its nose and began to jump around in a circle. It
sounded like someone had begun beating on the ground with a large
stick. After a few moments of scampering around the rock dog
creature began circling around Thad. When it got to his pack the
creature began trying to get at it with vigor.
The antics of the beast made him laugh.
“Hungry are you boy?” Thad said pulling one of the last pieces of
dried lizard he had left.
The creature sniffed at it for a few
seconds then turned its head and began trying to get at Thad’s pack
again. It left him wondering what the creature could be trying to
get at. Thad pulled one thing at a time from his pack offering it
to the creature. It wasn’t until Thad pulled one of the large gems
from his pack, that the creature went wild.
Thad wasn’t sure what the creature
wanted with the gem but offered it to him anyway. As soon as the
gem was cleared of the protection of Thad’s shield the rock dog
jumped on the crystal sucking the whole thing into its mouth. The
creature didn’t chew on the gems it simply swallowed the gem whole.
With its meal finished the rock creature began to bounce around
Thad again making a sound that sounded like someone banging a
hammer on a rock.
If the creature ate a gem that size a
day it would cost Thad a fortune to keep the creature fed. He only
had about five that size left in his pack along with a handful of
smaller ones, but he had hoped to save those in case he needed them
to make enchantments.
Thad had hoped that the creature would
amble off after it had been fed but it continued to follow him. At
first the noisy creature grated on his nerves but after a short
time he was starting to enjoy the silly antics of the beast. It
would randomly stop to bark at the wall, well what Thad thought of
as its bark though it sounded more like someone had started a small
avalanche. The longer he spent with the animal the more he was sure
that it was some type of subterranean dog.
When he decided to stop for the night
the creature settled next to him resting its head on the ground.
Unlike dogs its feet looked more like hoofs so it tucked them under
its body. Looking down on the animal Thad had to be honest with
himself he was glad to have the companionship. The staff flashed a
picture of itself into his mind getting Thad to chuckle
slightly.
If the creature was going to be
spending much time with him he needed a name. “What sort of name
would fit you?” Thad asked his new companion getting the creature
to lift his head slightly from where it had rested. “Rocky, Rox,
Quartz, Avalanche?” When Thad said avalanche the Dog gave out
another one of its loud barks. “Avalanche it is.”
It sounded more like a girl’s name but
honestly Thad couldn’t tell if the creature even had a sex. “Well
Avalanche if you’re going to be sticking around for any amount of
time we’re going to have to find a way to keep you fed. I don’t
think what I have with me is going to last that long.” Thad said
rubbing Avalanche’s head.
Avalanche eyes seemed to light up a
little when he was being petted. With the animal sitting right next
to him in a contented mood Thad figured it would be a good chance
to learn more about it. Closing his eyes Thad let his magical sight
take over.
Avalanche was indeed made of a
rock-like substance though it appeared different than what was
around him. Through his magical sight Avalanche looked much like
his staff. His body radiated with magic, it flowed through its body
much
He got down on his knees so he was eye
to eye with the creature who continued to look at him happily. Thad
deactivated his shield ring but quickly replaced it using his own
power only letting the palm of his hand go unprotected. Reaching
out his hand he rubbed the animal on the top of its head. Its skin
was smooth and cold and reminded him of the well-worn stone table
he had often eaten on at the Slave Academy.
After a few moments the creature nudged
Thad’s arm with its nose and began to jump around in a circle. It
sounded like someone had begun beating on the ground with a large
stick. After a few moments of scampering around the rock dog
creature began circling around Thad. When it got to his pack the
creature began trying to get at it with vigor.
The antics of the beast made him laugh.
“Hungry are you boy?” Thad said pulling one of the last pieces of
dried lizard he had left.
The creature sniffed at it for a few
seconds then turned its head and began trying to get at Thad’s pack
again. It left him wondering what the creature could be trying to
get at. Thad pulled one thing at a time from his pack offering it
to the creature. It wasn’t until Thad pulled one of the large gems
from his pack, that the creature went wild.
Thad wasn’t sure what the creature
wanted with the gem but offered it to him anyway. As soon as the
gem was cleared of the protection of Thad’s shield the rock dog
jumped on the crystal sucking the whole thing into its mouth. The
creature didn’t chew on the gems it simply swallowed the gem whole.
With its meal finished the rock creature began to bounce around
Thad again making a sound that sounded like someone banging a
hammer on a rock.
If the creature ate a gem that size a
day it would cost Thad a fortune to keep the creature fed. He only
had about five that size left in his pack along with a handful of
smaller ones, but he had hoped to save those in case he needed them
to make enchantments.
Thad had hoped that the creature would
amble off after it had been fed but it continued to follow him. At
first the noisy creature grated on his nerves but after a short
time he was starting to enjoy the silly antics of the beast. It
would randomly stop to bark at the wall, well what Thad thought of
as its bark though it sounded more like someone had started a small
avalanche. The longer he spent with the animal the more he was sure
that it was some type of subterranean dog.
When he decided to stop for the night
the creature settled next to him resting its head on the ground.
Unlike dogs its feet looked more like hoofs so it tucked them under
its body. Looking down on the animal Thad had to be honest with
himself he was glad to have the companionship. The staff flashed a
picture of itself into his mind getting Thad to chuckle
slightly.
If the creature was going to be
spending much time with him he needed a name. “What sort of name
would fit you?” Thad asked his new companion getting the creature
to lift his head slightly from where it had rested. “Rocky, Rox,
Quartz, Avalanche?” When Thad said avalanche the Dog gave out
another one of its loud barks. “Avalanche it is.”
It sounded more like a girl’s name but
honestly Thad couldn’t tell if the creature even had a sex. “Well
Avalanche if you’re going to be sticking around for any amount of
time we’re going to have to find a way to keep you fed. I don’t
think what I have with me is going to last that long.” Thad said
rubbing Avalanche’s head.
Avalanche eyes seemed to light up a
little when he was being petted. With the animal sitting right next
to him in a contented mood Thad figured it would be a good chance
to learn more about it. Closing his eyes Thad let his magical sight
take over.
Avalanche was indeed made of a
rock-like substance though it appeared different than what was
around him. Through his magical sight Avalanche looked much like
his staff. His body radiated with magic, it flowed through its body
much
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