"To be completely honest," The Pomeranian began, "I joined so I could get a better paw at fighting. Sounds a bit selfish, but I've had a bit of a rough past where knowing how to defend myself would've come in handy."
Not wanting Hiroshi to feel inclined to delve any deeper, she retaliated, "What about you?" And flashed him a faint smile.
"No problem," Takeshi grinned. He looked around the village for a moment. Nobody else had said they needed anything, but he was actually pretty hungry. The Akita hadn't even eaten breakfast because he was so intent on getting to the ceremony in time.
"If you guys don't mind, I want to stop at the merchant's stand on our way out to get some Holy Bones."
He then confidentally began moving forward in the direction of the village.
OC- Holy Bones are treats the main protagonist from Okami eats in order to restore health.
