The man's words about training the third pup, keeping it in the family, lifted Trix's spirits a bit. She squatted down and set the pups gently on the grass, looking first at the boy [b][i][color=f6989d]"You're Remus,"[/color][/i][/b] followed by the girl, [color=f6989d][i][b]"And you're Remilia."[/b][/i][/color] Then to both of them, [color=f6989d][i][b]"I promise to take good care of both of you, if you take good care of me. Ready for a bit of a walk?"[/b][/i][/color] Both pups cast a single glance at their parents, then seemed to know that she was their new parent. Trix stood up and both pups took up places around her, with Remilia taking lead. 

When the woman seemed ready to leave, Trix decided now was the time to ask. [color=f6989d][i][b]"Wait, please. I know some of the basics of raising pups, but perhaps you could teach me something that only proper breeders might know. I really want to do this right."[/b][/i][/color] She didn't mention pay, but it was something she was willing to do. [color=f6989d][i][b]"If it's not too big of a bother, I know you're probably busy. And I don't even know your name. I'm Trix. Trix Greenlakes. I live in Ruby Banks, have a small shop there if you're ever in town. I..."[/b][/i][/color] She cast a downward gaze as she remembered what drew her here. There had been first the robbery, which wasn't that bad, but rather the tournament. The carnage, the death and destruction, made her realize just how alone in the world she was. That if she died now, and there was a god to judge her life, she would be pitied. She didn't want that. She wanted more than running her shop and living in fear of death. And these pups were the first step. 

[color=f49ac2][i][b]"And...,"[/b][/i][/color] at this she blushed lightly, [color=f6989d][i][b]"I'm curious about you. I've not met one of your kind before, nor do we get many foreigners here. You've been so kind, so... interesting, can I at least treat you, and your feathery friend, to a meal? It really is the least I can do."[/b][/i][/color]

Trix knew there were plenty of food stands and stalls around, for while Ruby Banks was known for its farmlands, and Silent Rise for its hunters, Azure Strand for its fish, and Scream Watch for its herdsmen, Green Fall had domesticated many forest creatures. There were all sort of fenced in ranches of boars, hares, deer, and many others. They weren't just food, but also working animals, that were carefully controlled and bred. And nearly every ranch also had a small stand or stall out front where they cooked their wares and sold them.