I am weak to heat it seems. So what do I do? keep far away from it.
I scowled at the flames that danced in the fireplace that was built in the corner of the lounge while thinking such things. The knights whom finished their dinners gathered in the lounge that was attached to the dormitory to enjoy their little leisure time before going to into dreamland. Nevertheless, they arenât the main focus of today as theyâre normally delving into books, playing card games or telling obviously tall-tales of themselves. That reason would beâŠ
Because Iâm here!
Just so you know, Iâm not being egotistical. Iâm thinking truthfully because everyone has been paying attention to me every moment as if theyâre hawks watching their prey. With every move I make, their eyes follow me. Well, I guess if thereâs an animal in the room youâd pay some attention to it, more so if you werenât accustomed to it.
After the meal, the one-eyed knight had planned on taking me back to the room but Tina, Knix, and the other scary Knights protested. I guess they hadnât had their fill of fluff yet and wanted a little more, which was fine with me. Everyone is dead tired from their duties today, I guess theyâre thinking along the lines such as â Getting heal by watching the fluffy animal.â or something. Their hearts are in the right place.
I nodded to the one-eyed knight my approval, so he put me down and decided to take a bath. He left some parting words about being careful, he left the common area. Because of the ink incident, Iâve found that heâs is worried about leaving me alone. His concern seems to be more about me getting injured rather than things being broken.
There were plenty of knights in the common area, but none were in armor. They all wore casual outfits while relaxing. Un, it seems that their scariness halves when theyâre out of armor.
Tina and Knix were in the room along with other familiar faces such as the knights I had seen at lunch and the Aniki who took those pesky snowballs out of my fur. The people on the sofa were ones Iâve only seen while passing by in the corridors and the ones by the fireplace were ones Iâd see at breakfast. I thought a fort would have hundreds of people but it appears to be less to the point I probably remember everyoneâs faces after a while.
By the way, it seems that the bath here in the fort is a large communal bath connected to the lodgings. I wonder if Tina enters alone after everyone has gone or does she get a special timing? In a modern sense*, itâs natural to take a bath or shower every day, but it seems the knights donât. I would assume itâs because of the cold. Itâs probably okay if they only shower on days they get sweaty, maybe like when they train?
*[TLNote: I honestly hate when they say âBecause Japanese or somethingâ Like theyâre the only ones who know how to be decent. *Rants*SO I CHANGED IT ]
Even with that, the one-eyed knight drew hot water after training this morning and wiped his body in the room. It seems he views it as troublesome to even the bath every day. After listening to the knightsâ conversation, it appears the hot water in the bath is similar to a hot-spring. However, there seems to a strange smell in there like a âRotten Eggâ. I wasnât interested in hot springs in my previous life so I really donât understand if thatâs good or bad.
âPawâ
A palm was suddenly thrusted in front of me while I was in my thoughts. It was Knix. If he was wanting me to place my paw in his hand, I can do it; but I refuse.
âPaw!â
That arrogant face.
It seems Knix doesnât understand much about wild animals. If it was trained animal they would certainly do as ordered, but Iâm a young fox who isnât accustomed to human beings without any training. Suddenly coming up to me and saying âPawâ while holding your hand in my face is being unreasonable.
I just ignore him as he scratched his head with his free hand.
â Is it no use..?â
No, itâs unreasonable. I will not do. Refused. Declined. Itâs strange.
People around Knix start lecturing him
âIf you donât train an animal, it wonât do as orderedâ
â But I thought I could do it!â
Knix refuted while a vein appeared on his forehead.
âYeah yeah, it seems stupid.â
While my opinion of Knix is certainly improving, his behavior still is intolerable. Like now, as he reached out and tried to grab me, so I fled in a hurry.
âHey! Donât run from me!â
âKnix! Havenât you learned your lesson?! If you try to be so forceful, sheâll only hate you.
Tinaâs face expressed her displeasure.
âReally? Iâve never had dogs or anything. I donât know how to handle one, but Iâve been wanting a dog for a long timeâŠâ
His eyes shined as he looked at me. No. I. Am. Not. A. Dog. Ah, Iâm troubled by this child. Even if youâve had such a desire for a long time, itâs a heavy thing for me. For the time being though, Knix seems to have quieted down after hearing Tinaâs advice. I was able to relax now and wondered the room at my leisure.
Whilst avoiding the area near the fireplace, I sniffed around the floor. I could smell many people. I caught the scent of the one-eyed knight and followed the trail that lead to a closed door. My tail started to sway uncontrollably, Nah? He still in the bath. I felt the curious gazes of the other knights so I continued to sniff around along the wall from the door. It was fun since you could get various information from the scents.
Oi, what is this? It seems like the smell of another animal?
After I smelled the scent of another animal my tail tensed up. Was there another animal besides me here?