Where has Master Gone?

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Characters: Amnon and you!
Setting: All over the Tower.
When: April 14
Format: Starting as prose; I'll match you though.
Summary: The Tower is short a couple of redheads, and a little pink cheagle is severely distressed over this.
Warnings: Heartbreaking adorableness.

It doesn't matter where you are in the Tower, chances are you'll see a small and fluffy pink thing running around as fast as it can on all four legs. Occasionally it'll stop, sniffing around the air, even putting its nose to the floor and trying to sniff at that, but it's obviously not getting the creature anywhere. It lets out a sad sounding, "Mieuuuu..." before continuing on its way, trying to find its owner.

Anyone familiar with Luke already has seen this creature: it's the cheagle that Luke received after Infighting. Problem is, Luke hardly ever lets him out of his sight, and usually has him perched on his shoulder or hiding in his coat. If he's running around that frantic...

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[scorchedchivalry]

Saber caught sight of the cheagle and knelt down.

"Amnon. Come here." She held her hand out for him.

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Oh, he knew this person! Amnon let out a faint noise, scampering over to her quickly. He skidded to a stop on her hand, ranting at a mile a minute.

"Mieu! Mieumieumieuuu mi-mieu mieu!"

[scorchedchivalry]

She puts her hand on top of his head rubbing between his ears.

"You are not with Luke."

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"Mieuu..." Amnon replied, sounding sad as his big ears drooped.

[scorchedchivalry]

Saber couldn't speak with animals as some could, but she had picked up that this cheagle was smarter than a dog. And that response wasn't a good one.

"Where is he?"

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"Mieuuu..."

Amnon curled up on her hand. He had no idea where Luke was, otherwise he'd have found him already, right?

[sonof_thrain]

Thorin couldn't help but spot a flash of pink at the corner of his eye. He was walking along the corridor in one of the many halls covering Animus. Taking a closer look, he bent down to study the creature. It was like nothing else he'd ever seen before.

"What are you?"

[scorchedchivalry]

Saber decided to pick him up then and cuddle him to her chest. "Let us go look for him together."

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"Mieu... mieuu?"

Amnon sniffed at the short person before him, curious.

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"Mieu!"

He snuggled up against her, but he wasn't feeling very confident after running around as much as he had.

[sonof_thrain]

Thorin looked down at the cat-like creature and stiffened. It did not look like it would harm anyone. Yet, he could not afford to let his guard drop. It's cries caused him to crack a small smile. It was rather cute looking, even though Thorin wouldn't admit it out loud.

"Can you speak, creature?"

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"Mieu mi-mieuu!"

That was an, "Of course he can", not that Thorin would know unless he could speak cheagle.

[sonof_thrain]

Thorin didn't know what to do with the creature as it fussed around his legs. What was it? Did the tower have more of these creatures walking around? "I do not understand what you are saying to me. Alas, I do not speak your language." He went to pet the cheagle on the head as if it were a pony.

[scorchedchivalry]

Truth told, neither was Saber. If a cheagle was like a dog, it could track by scent better than anyone short of the Hound. But she had to look.

So, Amnon in arms, she started going through the Tower, from the top to the bottom. She also pulled a bit of nutritional bar out of her pocket and broke of a small piece.

"Are you hungry?"

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"Mieuuu..."

Amnon's ears drooped, not sure how he was supposed to explain what was wrong.

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Amnon sniffed curiously at the nutritional bar, before turning his nose up at it.

"Mieu!"

[sonof_thrain]

Thorin could see the creature was in some kind of distress as he patted it's small head. "Have you a master, an owner of sorts?"

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Amnon looked up at him sadly, nodding.

[scorchedchivalry]

"I do not like them either," Saber said as she put it away. Shifting the cheagle to one arm, she reached into a pouch on her side and pulled out a cold, but cooked, piece of rabbit.

"Is this more to your liking?"

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Amnon made a face at that too, shaking his head. If only she had some nice grass...

[sonof_thrain]

How could Thorin help this creature reunite with it's owner? He didn't know as the tower itself, was huge. "I know I cannot understand you, but you seem to be able to understand me. Do you know where your owner was last?" Thorin frowned. Maybe it could nod or shake it's head.

[scorchedchivalry]

"Ah. You must not eat meat."

That's the only explanation she had for the reaction. So back into the pouch went the rabbit and out came a handful of berries.

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"Mieu, mieu!" Amnon replied, pointing up to Thorin's collar, hoping he would get the hint.

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...berries were good too!

"Mieu~!" he exclaimed happily, reaching out to take them and munch on them happily.

[sonof_thrain]

Thorin looked at where the creature was pointing. To his collar? He felt the tight device around his neck. It was snug, but not enough to cause discomfort. There were times he wanted to rip the damn thing off. But knowing he would die.

"Was your master going for a collar check-up?"