Cassus paused; he was within sight of the wooden fence that surrounded the Slums, but he still hadn't quite figured out how he was going to get everything back to the den; although it wasn't a massive amount of things, there was a limit to how much he could carry on his own. He sighed, and moved to take a step, when all of a sudden he felt something wrap around his ankle and tug!
He spun on the spot, ready to attack, when he saw a female Radill crouching down, looking up at him submissively, with the tip of her tail coiled around his ankle. He relaxed a little, lowering the arm he had thrown up as he turned, and was just about to ask her to let go of him when she tugged again and whimpered quietly, ears back, before she gestured with the tip of her snout for him to look to his right.
He crouched as he did, and lo-and-behold, there was Kale - and a few rough-looking wasters - standing around laughing, as they exchanged something; Cassus crouched down to watch, hidden by the tree, and petted the Radill's head in thanks.
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