Casual Shopper

Eris gulped, knowing now that she well and truly in over her head. Valkyrie's sinister smile chilled her to the core. When the wind changed, Eris folded her ears nervously. Why hadn't she rolled in something foul to disguise his telltale scent? Soon she was supposed to be meeting Oxide at the gully for a sweet reunion after his brief absence. If she wasn't there, what would he do?

"I have a family," she said shrilly, backing up and into the base of a tree where she began to cower. "They'll never stop until they find me, and Tor help you when they do!" Would her goddess defend her? Still hidden in the thicker fur at Eris' neck, the ferret squeezed its eyes shut tight. It had come so close to death for this? "And Sota would never leave a friend behind," Eris said fiercely, without a hint of the doubt that was making her shiver and shake.