this is a stick up!
01-23-2022, 07:35 PM
Balsam tipped his head the other way as the would-be, should-be victim opted instead to more or less barter with him. This was new for Balsam. He'd had wolves argue with him, fight with him, and sometimes if he was lucky, slide things over the first time he asked for them. But this? This was new and because it was new Balsam decided what the hell. The guy got points for creativity. He'd play along and he would do gladly.
"'Lad,'" he parroted with a giggle. No one had ever called him that, not even when he was small -er, young- enough for it. That alone would have been enough to convince him to race had he already not made up his mind. He bunched his feet together and gave a small, frisky shrug. "Alright, but only 'cause you asked so nicely."
He leaned in teasingly, wondering if the guy was really going to trust a thief. "How about you leave the bag here? We run to that lightning struck oak on the edge of the forest and back. I'll even let you say 'go'."