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[sub][color=7b5d92]✧     Location: Snakeburrow Woods  ✧     Purse: 4 copper     ✧  Interactions:    ✧[/color][/sub][/center]

The trek had once again been uneventful. Hell's even the night watch before hadn't come up with anything. He kept pace alongside the caravan, keeping his eyes peeled (figuratively speaking as he still looked half asleep) for any signs of trouble up ahead. He'd no longer cared for the threats of rain or misty beasts that the others had spoken of the day before. It was clear now they were doing nothing more than attempting to scare him off, as if he was some child that could be gotten rid of so easily. Tch. Annoyance ran through Ermes as he kicked a small pebble a few feet ahead of him, listening to it tumble across the packed dirt road before them before falling silent in the grass. There wasn't much to do, and he sure as hell didn't feel like striking up a conversation right now, not like they'd be able to hold one without yelling as Lilan played her music.

It was when the horse began to act strangely that Ermes immediately went on guard. He didn't show it, still looking as disheveled and exhausted as always, but he slowly made his way towards the front of the caravan to see what was going on. Perhaps it was something that was on the other side where he couldn't see, but only a few steps further would reveal the limping wolf that collapsed just before them. Almost imperceptible, there was a secondary movement coming from the nearby underbrush. It was only for a split second, but the movement was large just before going entirely still. [Color=7b5d92]"Hey buddy it's alright. Just a wolf down on his luck, no need to get spooked."[/color] he said talking to the horse in a flat manner as he positioned himself with his back towards the underbrush while facing Ceolfric. 

Had Ermes been alone he would've already acted, but now there were too many people, too many variables, and a very concerning set of eyes that may disapprove of such soloist behavior. So he opted for teamwork, whispering to Ceolfric so that only he could hear him. [Color=7b5d92]"Tell the others, there's someone or something else here, behind me in the underbrush. I saw it moving. While you're at it, try and find it's mind if you think you can do it without being noticed."[/color] Ermes gesticulated towards the wolf, throwing random shrugs and other such notions into his body language and make him seem clueless  to mask that he was passing the message along to Ceolfric.