Alex was kind of bored. The dungeon had brought a little fun, but kill one mob of undead in a room, killed them all in every room. It was very much a pattern finding game, and there was only so much they could spice it up with. The first boss had brought some flavour, but whatever flavour it brought still faded. Well, it’s not like Alex had anything better to do.

As the (rather large) party arrived at the final boss door, their leaders addressed them.
“Well, here we are. The Final Boss door.” One of them said.
“Yay.” Alex said cheerlessly.
Alex didn’t really listen as they talked. He was kind of getting bored of the taming game. He seriously doubted he would find a dragon in Alfheim, and he was pretty sure that if he did find one, it’d be a boss, but that didn’t stop him from hoping. It was too bad, but his current familiars weren’t that amazing. The thing was, it was really hard to get something like a unicorn, because they were too high level. The thing was, his 3 familiars would probably kick the ass of a same levelled dire bear, but they didn’t look like that. A cat, a large turtle and a slightly-larger-than-normal crow. Yes, they would kick a bear’s ass any day of the week, assuming it was the same level, but it didn’t change the fact that a bear was a lot more impressive than a cat, unless the cat was a lion or something.

Alex wasn’t really listening to the leader’s speech. Something about the boss’s attack patterns or something. Alex was more concerned about his own problems. He decided that after the boss fight, he’d try to tame a really good bear. Sure, it might be better to get a lion or a tiger, but he already had Steven for the cat department, and Steven would get jealous. And besides, bears were cool in their own right. Maybe he’d get a polar bear for the coolness.

Alex drifted out of his trance and found that they were splitting off to make groups, for some reason. Alex looked around to find that he didn’t have anyone to go with. Yes, he was in a guild, but he was more of a ghost member, and the only reason the leader wanted him on this party was probably because he was tired of Alex’s antics. Just as he was wondering what to do, Alex heard a voice cry out. 
"Heeeey! Is anyone out there still looking for someone to party up with!? I'm pretty much free right now, so we can team up! Heeey! Hey!" The voice yelled.
Alex turned around and almost fell over in surprise. A blond haired girl was riding the shoulders of a seemingly unwilling person, trying to get some group mates. This was certainly new. Alex reluctantly raised his hand, trying to get her attention. 
“Yeah, over here. I don’t have a group either.” He said.