[i]"I'm fine she says but if someone took a closer look, they would see right through her. But I don't blame her, anyone would be in shock if a giant hyena suddenly popped from nowhere and started killing people around them them"[/i]

[b]"That was what most adventurers call a gnoll. A hyena-like humanoid monster of average intelligence. They usually band up, form packs and attack wanderers or merchants, stealing anything they find and killing the victims in the process. Murderous thieves..."[/b] Trafalgar spits the last words out of his mouth, his anger clearly showing on his face. [i]"If one of those is here then there must be more nearby. Gods know what will happen to this village..."[/i]

[b]" I don't know where it went but it seemed furius..."[/b] was the only thing he could answer her. Truth be told, Trafalgar had no clue about what a gnoll would possibly want that would make it attack a populated area like Estermere.

He quickly followed the speedy elf downstairs and out of the tavern. What surprised him the most was the fact that she was more worried about her horse than herself, something he found remarkable even for an elf, who were known to be pretty close to animals.

Trafalgar quickly looked around him, spotting the thick wooden post where travelers who stopped to rest at the tavern tied their horses to and luckily for him, a stray horse was there, right next to where Corinne had left hers. It had no saddle and was thrassing around trying to free itself. Trafalgar quickly ran towards the horse, slowing down as he approached it so as to not agitate it more than it already was. [b]"Here girl"[/b](it was a female) [b]"shh,calm down now"[/b] he said and surprisingly, it did. 

He quickly climbed and sat on top of it and with one of his knives, cut the rope tying it to the pole. The horse started rearing and flailing its hoves and almost threw Trafalgar off but he managed to stay on it by tighty holding onto its neck and keeping his balance as much as he could. When it calmed down for good, Trafalgar kicked with his legs, sending the horse running towards the direction Corinne took.

It didn't take him long to reach her, [b]"If i wanted to stay behind, I wouldn't have left the safety of my home to travel the world. This is what makes this life worth living!"[/b] he shouted, laughing as he passed Corinne, following the trail of destruction left behind by the gnoll.

At the end of the trail layed the body of the monster and next to it stood a very familiar figure.

[i]"What the... Is that...Elric?!"[/i], [b]Heeeey[/b] he shouted and waved his arms, trying to catch the barbers attention.