all I need is to change [aw]

Rudy felt like his lower jaw was going to fall off as he carted his goods folded up in a deer skin hanging from his jaws.  His bounty included other cleaned animal skins, dried herbs, assorted rocks, feathers and all manner of bizzare things he'd picked up on his travels.  Items for trade.  Usually in return for food, shelter or more interesting objects.  Normally his load wasn't that heavy but his cat partner in business, Almandine, and decided that she was going to sleep on top of their bounty…. and not move.

So here he was carry around her extra weight on top of everything and his neck was killing him!  Almandine purred and glanced up at him with her wide, mysterious amythyst eyes. "You know you'd get a lot more business if you'd just go to a pack already.  Why are you running around the loner lands." Rudy rolled his eyes, unable to reply because OBVIOUSLY HIS MOUTH WAS FULL.  Ass cat.  Truth was he was a bit nervous to go to the packs in Alacritis.  He'd heard rumors but there was also the potential for new trade partners.  It was a difficult choice and he just needed some time to get used to the area.  

Arriving at a lake glowing with fireflies Rudy finally set down his burden.  Stretching his jaws he watched as Alma got to her feet, stretching elegantly before padding to the water to drink… and then complaining. "Ick… there are an awful lot of bugs here Rudy, are you sure about this?" The wolf nodded as he bent to get his own drink. "Come on Alma, lighten up!  It's beautiful here." Ahhh…. satisfied Rudy flopped on his belly to gaze up at the star-studded sky stretching out above him.

Flop!  Almandine curled up on top of his belly, paws tucking neatly under her body.  Whelp… looks like he'd be sleeping on his back tonight.  

"Speech"
"Almandine Speech"