The group including Shortfang followed you. Shortfang himself got out from his trance and gave orders to Syfr to alert him if anything hanged with the target he was watching. Dinah was teleported back to the safety of the familiar realm, allowing you to move towards the alley unabated. The dog was still there, sniffing the barrel you had spotted before. As Pylia took out the piece of meat and got ready to distract the dog with it, Buddy plucked it out of her fingers. “Huh? Buddy what are you doing?”

The robot walked towards the dog with the meat in hand. In turn the dog turned towards Buddy and growled. However after kneeling towards the dog and offering him some of the meat, the dog sniffed it curiously. Buddy proceeded to lead it out of the alley and away from the barrel so the group could check on it in peace. You could see the robot gently patting the dog as he ate, and apparently using his magic to kill the various bugs and ticks the dog has accumulated.

“Well... I guess that’s an option too. Let’s hurry.”