Re: Locke's Ranch (BlueSlime)
The tanuki folded her arms and let out a sigh. "So, you're not entirely naive, it seems." she said thoughtfully. "... Still, I'm thankful." she said, before taking Locke's hand that poked her chest, and casually locking fingers around his own, aiming to lead him by hand. "I didn't think there was such a thing as a kind human!" she announced, smiling at Locke with a pleased expression.
Whether Locke was okay with being led like that or not, Marla at least offered no complaints about it. They wandered in the woods, which would normally be a dangerous thing, but the tanuki seemed to know all the safe paths around the more dangerous creatures, such as a terrifying sleeping ogre, with the bones of an entire moose next to her. If Locke would leave the ogre be, then they'd finally make it to a certain thick tree with a hole in the base, where a single holstaurus was sleeping inside.