Xalet's praise and thanks made Bob feel a little bit uncomfortable. The akalak might not know that Bob really intended to run away or just ignored it for the sake of their continuous good relations but Bob knew what he wanted to do. He wanted to run and never come back which was strange because suddenly, he did the opposite. What could have prompted him to have this rare moment of courage? Like Xalet thought this was not like him because "we were losing right?" So why would Bob join a losing cause unless..."did something happen there Xalet?" besides their miraculous win over the boar.
Very miraculous indeed because Bob's attack was accurate enough to be super effective against the boar. When he released the bag he was too concerned about the weight of it all to cause the branch to snap and him to fall together with the bag. Once he saw that the bag was not shaking so much in his hands, his focus shifted to the branch he was clinging on for dear life. He never expected that once he released the bag that it will cause the boar to go out. A better result was that if it had died, but at least now it was unable to attack them anymore.
Once he saw that it was safe, Bob went down the tree. Just a normal one step at a time kind of thing until he reached the second to last branch where he jumped off and landed on the ground, giving a victory pose which would put any knight of squire to shame because they will never ever do something like that. What was that? The 'V' for victory pointing to the heavens. Bob needed to make an entrance befitting of the midget who took down the boar. A boar which was lying there without a care in the world. "What are we going to do with it now Xalet?" he asked.
It was a victory for them somehow. However, knowing Xalet the akalak would dismiss all of Bob's suggestions for the boar. He was just too nice. Sometimes he should just be a little bit darker but that will never be because the follower of the light was always suppressing his dark side. Should Bob know about it he might just use every method he could think of to draw it out but for today, he would just have to make Xalet have the same ideas he did for the boar. The simplest way would be to appeal to the akalak's elated state from victory if he was feeling it right now.
"We could always bring the boar back with us, as proof of our conquest." Ours just to get Xalet to agree even if Bob knew that he was the one which knocked it out with his rock smash. The akalak would probably more willing accept the idea when Bob reminds him that "the other knights and squires will be so impressed that we took it down ourselves" because he knew that squires were always trying to prove themselves ready to become capable knights. If all else fails, Bob could suggest that "once the boar is back with us in Syliras, we can divide it up to make into something" but Xalet would ask what. Steak? A coat? No, something better that the akalak would love "like a memorabilia of what our friendship accomplished today."
Bob would have thrown up having to suggest something like friendship right now. He barely knew the akalak and did not like big people that much. But this akalak has some sort of perverse sense of loyalty. Loyalty that Bob had to appeal to in hopes that he will take up Bob's suggestion especially since Bob would have a very hard time getting the boar back to Syliras alone. Not to mention that there might be other dangers in the woods today that is better to be faced with another. Of course, what happens next is all up to Xalet right now.
Very miraculous indeed because Bob's attack was accurate enough to be super effective against the boar. When he released the bag he was too concerned about the weight of it all to cause the branch to snap and him to fall together with the bag. Once he saw that the bag was not shaking so much in his hands, his focus shifted to the branch he was clinging on for dear life. He never expected that once he released the bag that it will cause the boar to go out. A better result was that if it had died, but at least now it was unable to attack them anymore.
Once he saw that it was safe, Bob went down the tree. Just a normal one step at a time kind of thing until he reached the second to last branch where he jumped off and landed on the ground, giving a victory pose which would put any knight of squire to shame because they will never ever do something like that. What was that? The 'V' for victory pointing to the heavens. Bob needed to make an entrance befitting of the midget who took down the boar. A boar which was lying there without a care in the world. "What are we going to do with it now Xalet?" he asked.
It was a victory for them somehow. However, knowing Xalet the akalak would dismiss all of Bob's suggestions for the boar. He was just too nice. Sometimes he should just be a little bit darker but that will never be because the follower of the light was always suppressing his dark side. Should Bob know about it he might just use every method he could think of to draw it out but for today, he would just have to make Xalet have the same ideas he did for the boar. The simplest way would be to appeal to the akalak's elated state from victory if he was feeling it right now.
"We could always bring the boar back with us, as proof of our conquest." Ours just to get Xalet to agree even if Bob knew that he was the one which knocked it out with his rock smash. The akalak would probably more willing accept the idea when Bob reminds him that "the other knights and squires will be so impressed that we took it down ourselves" because he knew that squires were always trying to prove themselves ready to become capable knights. If all else fails, Bob could suggest that "once the boar is back with us in Syliras, we can divide it up to make into something" but Xalet would ask what. Steak? A coat? No, something better that the akalak would love "like a memorabilia of what our friendship accomplished today."
Bob would have thrown up having to suggest something like friendship right now. He barely knew the akalak and did not like big people that much. But this akalak has some sort of perverse sense of loyalty. Loyalty that Bob had to appeal to in hopes that he will take up Bob's suggestion especially since Bob would have a very hard time getting the boar back to Syliras alone. Not to mention that there might be other dangers in the woods today that is better to be faced with another. Of course, what happens next is all up to Xalet right now.
