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Toroto responds "I agree and I think i have found some traces of hoof marks from bull's pen, but they appear to be fading" Maybe this may lead Toroto and Clive somewhere, but truly what do they face is unknown. After Toroto speaked, he motions Clive to follow him with a quick wave of his arm towards the barn. Whether or not, Toroto is prepared for combat when it will encountered them as his two swords (and a well-hidden dagger in his belt) are ready to meet it's knives even with hunger eating away some of his strength. His blue scarf flaps in the wind as he faces towards the forest staring at it with shining emerald-green eyes.

((There are no hoof prints outside of the bull's fenced in area. The only hint that anything out of the ordinary took place here are two rows of faint puncture marks running vertically on the fence facing the forest.))

Mr Hopkins seemed a bit surprised by Clive's and Toroto's bravado at prospect of entering the forest. "Well, well, that's awfully brave of y'all to just dive into the forest like that. But I guess you adventurin' types would be used to that sort of thing. No one around here but the hunters dare enter that place and they always got some weird stories to tell." Mr. Hopkin paused for a moment as if considering what else to say about the forest but in the end, he just said, "Whelp, I'm goin' to get back to my rockin' chair. I wish y'all the best of luck out there and let me know if you find Duke. They'll be money in it for ya if ya do."

Mr. Hopkins exited the Bull's pen and began to make his way back towards the barn. Emmaline, who had been quiet this entire time, spoke some words of warning and encouragement before departing back to the house as well. "Now y'all be careful out there, y'hear. We've had our share of cattle that have wandered into the forest and never came back. I reckon, though, y'all will be fine if y'all have any skill with those weapons y'all carry about. Be safe now, nonetheless. I look forward to hearin' from y'all on your return."

((Clive and Toroto exit Lupa and enter Tapana Woods))

Toroto and Clive walked to the outskirt of Lupe, Clive was carrying an a pincer of the Razorclaw in his two hands while Toroto was holding his right hand to his wound on his left shoulder. The trip has took some of Toroto's energy, but not as much that was used compared to fighting the Razorclaw. Also he is hungry, which has weighed him down since the beginning, but he will be able to survive weeks without eating as many human could, so it's not that urgent (Which is Six weeks, not even half of one past since the last time he ate, which was a day or two ago). As they walk near Lupe, Toroto thought they could tell Mr.Hopkin about the death of his prized bull and it's killer. "Clive, I think we should give Mr. Hopkin the Information on his bull and the Razorclaw"

After Toroto told Clive what they are going to do, they started making their way to Hopkin's ranch to tell him of the good and bad news. Toroto felt this was the right thing, to tell the rancher of his bull's demise and to know that it was too late when they got there. Pain still spike through his left shoulder as he walks towards the barn, but lucky it slightly healed during the trip. The blood of his wound got on his right purple glove, making it take an darken color like his shoulder pad.

They were now in front of Mr. Hopkin's home after an few minutes of walking, ready to knock on the door, once again. Toroto raises his right hand and started hitting it lightly towards the wooden door to knock.

"That is a piece of the creature who has been terrorizing your village for a while, It was something known as a Razorclaw, which was a giant insect with many legs, What Clive has in his hands is one of it's pincers...". Toroto stops talking because of the pain in his left shoulder, which still hurts, he says another thing "I may take up the offer for the medical supplies because my shoulder is hurting, you also need some, Clive. He knows Clive needs it too because of the injury on his head, which has to hurt more. "I will tell the rest, once we get a bit patched up, this cut on my shoulder is so irritating that I can't explain with it bringing up pain.

*Toroto slowly turns his head to look at the Pincer* he remember the fight with the Razorclaw, It was an interesting fight for Toroto, but it was risky since some of them almost got killed. *looks back at the old man's face* He sees the rancher is still surprised about the Pincer, maybe because of it's size. There he stands waiting for the Rancher stop being astonish by the pincer, waiting for him snap out of it.

As Mr. Hopkin led them to a room, which was decently arranged, he walks in the room seeing there was a bed. This room bought back memories of his adopted father, it looked similar to one of the rooms in his step-father's house, a room to which he went to so he could sleep and listen to stories from his step-father, but that place is long gone for Toroto. Yet, even though he didn't want the hospitality, he might as well since he is injured and needs his wound patched up, also he heard they are bringing food which he can't turn down neither. He started moving to one of the chairs.

Toroto then sat down on the chair, he started unfastening the straps of his blood-stained Shoulder pad to reveal his wound. The cut looked like it partially healed, but could get infected if not already. This cut may become another scar on his body, where others are around his chest and back from times of fighting. *Entering memory* He started remembering more memories of Artin, the boy was a prodigy for his age and read books of many sort such as Biology ones, Military tactics, and medical. A few times he patched up Toroto after fighting Bandits, he knew how to outsmart the bandits and how to treat wounds with certain kind of Herbs. These memories made Toroto feel sorrow as he remembers him because he swore that he would protect Artin and treat him like a Brother. But he Failed at both *Exit Memory*

In the moment, Toroto felt tears coming from eyes as he woke from his five month old memories. He began hearing foot steps approaching, also the old planks made cranking noise with every step. Yet, he saw that Clive has took the second chair on the other side of the Table, waiting for whoever is making those noises to enter the room.

After hearing Hopkin ask the question, Toroto closed his eyes because the answer to the second question may make the rancher cry "Sorry sir, We were too late to save your bull, the creature savagely kill your bull and ate apart of it, I saw the corpse lying in front when we stumble upon it...". Toroto then open his eyes to stare at the rancher and emmaline "But we've killed the monster with the help of some traveler who we also stumble upon, they told us what the creature was..." *Stops for a moment*.

*Continues* "It was a Razorclaw of what they called it, which was an giant centipede which stood possibly 20 feet tall, we're struggling to kill the thing after awhile, But Clive saved the day after using some sort of power, Still I managed to cut the pincer off from it's many. (Clearly, Toroto is lying from what really happen, but is still telling the truth).

*Toroto turns his head to Clive* *Talking in a calm voice* "Isn't that right?" "You save us all with that dagger of yours?" (Even though Toroto is not much of a guy for the credit, he is mainly trying to keep his presence hidden from Bandits by giving Clive the credit since he is possibly not a target).

"Well, actually both of them were women, who we happen to encounter while looking for the Razorclaw" While talking, Toroto was eating some of the stew in a rather polite manner, not putting his elbows on the table while eating. Toroto looks back at rancher after sipping the stew off the spoon, willing to tell more of them "It appeared they were travelers though because they seem very far from their home, maybe they were from Mesa?" . Toroto gives an look as if thinking of more could offer about them "Well, the last time we saw them was somewhere in the forest, carving at the creature they felled"

Toroto started eating more of the bowl of stew, taking in spoonfuls of it, savoring the taste, but he still had a serious look about him. *enter memory* Toroto!! Watch out!! Toroto evades an incoming arrow by doing an dodgeroll, Bandits now surround him in a clearing, somewhere in a forest. He sees Artin in the distance holding an dagger, which was Toroto's. But when he thought the bandits only had him, one of them was behind Artin. Artin tried stabbing the bandit as quick as possible, but proved to be not quick enough. The bandit grab hold of Artin, while doing so said something to Toroto "So this is the Wolf of Wind, the one who hunted us in the past, who is nothing without this boy who I hold here" The memory started blurring out *exit memory*

Toroto still at the table eating stew, but paused because of the memory, why does it still haunt he to this day.