Of Magic and Fur (Part 5)

Story by pizzaplatinum on SoFurry

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Public bathhouses were common back in Roman times, so I thought it might be a good setting for a small encounter. Not that this is a roman story. :|

I also need help with tags, so if anyone has good suggestions, just add them.


As I walk in, I think that I should get some clothes for Grace, if she would even wear them. I take off my clothes, put them in the laundry pile to be done, and go into the bath. I barely get into the bath before I get my first clue on who I am. A muscular-looking man with red, spiky hair and dark skin says, “Hey, you look familiar.” “Yeah, you are! Welcome back to Magnamia, Ed! Everyone thought you were dead, man!” I realize this must be the same guy I saw on that scrap of paper, so I become very wary. “Aren’t you wanted by the authorities?” He glares at me, then looks away. I then move away from him, to soak in peace. I wanted to know more about myself, but for some reason, I felt like this was neither the time or the place to learn, so after I finished soaking, I just quickly dried off, put on my just-washed clothes, and walked outside, trying not to draw attention to myself.

Grace I knew this town well, since I’d been a slave here before. But then I escaped back into the wild, where I rejoined my own pack. I don’t know why I was still helping this human, as I still had yet to find a mate and create a pack back at the forest, but this seemed... nicer for some reason. As I was walking around, I saw some places that I recognized, like the general store where I bought food for myself with the money I earned at the palace catering to the king’s every horrible need. I’m just glad that I made it out alive. I see the human coming towards me, and then he grabs my leash, and we start walking away from the town square.

“So, I found out my name.” the human says. “Really? What is it?” “Edward Kaizo.” I jerked, as I realized that this Edward was actually one of the royalty who I was… catering to. “Strange coincidence…” I say. “You okay there?”, he says, obviously not realizing what he’d done, due to his memory loss. “Yeah, I’m fine”, I say, looking the other way. “Ooh, look, a magic shop!” says Edward. “Magic shop?” “I don’t think that’s a go… Ack!” I say, as Edward pulls on my leash, running toward the magic shop like a puppy. I watch as the parchment falls out of the leash I am currently being choked by.

Edward When we enter the magic shop, it seems like we are the only people in there. The man behind the counter looks up from his book, and for some reason, when he sees me, he seems to get a few shades paler. He’s wearing a black cloak that covers most of his body. “But… but… Aren’t you supposed to be dead!?!”, he says, obviously frightened. “Well, it doesn’t seem like I am… You okay?” I ask, confused. “Never mind… let me show you around my humble magic shop.” “Usually wolves aren’t allowed in the back, but I’ll make an exception for you, Kaizo.” I look over at Grace, and she seems very uncomfortable with the situation. “Here, just let me take off your leash, and…” Then, the hairs on Grace’s back start standing up as I lead her into the back of the store. “Are you okay? You don’t have to go in if you don’t want to.” I say. “Yeah, I’ll be back here.” she says, sitting down on a bench. “See you soon.”