Teddybear

(yup!)(Do you want to just skip to the next morning, the next town, where ya wanna go?)

Kivvien paid him no more mind and went to sleep.

Kivvien raised an eyebrow at the name. It was a rather dignified name for such a horrid little thing. "I have no need of it until tomorrow."

Kivvien stretched out a sore leg and adjusted his perch. "Go to sleep, creature."

"The next town will be at least another day or two's walk from here," Kivvien said impatiently.

Kivvien eventually led the mule into the woods by the side of the road. It was a warm summer's night, so he needn't bother with a fire. He simply secured ...

The rain went on for hours, and Kivvien made no more attempt to speak to the thing that was his guide. Even if this alchemist was completely devoid of morals ...

The rain quickly became a downpour as thunder roared above. Kivvien continued the miserable trek. If only he were alone. If only he had a companion worth the effort of ...

"You have too much faith in your master." Kivvien looked up. The rain had increased to a light drizzle. "Get back under your tarp before you allow my blankets to ...

"Any self-respecting scholar knows the way of the world. All things must have an end. Even if that were not the case, once one person, even one with the purest ...

Kivvien's eyes locked on the journal, and he snatched it out of the things hands. He thought he'd stowed that away in his satchel, where he put it now. "You ...

Kivvien glanced back at the little thing in pity and disgust. Nothing that it said excused its master's horrid actions. But Kivvien would not blame a dog for worshiping its ...

So it was worse than he'd thought. "You master is a fool," Kivvien said bluntly. He was beginning to once again question this decision. Someone who would make such a ...

At least that bulbous head had a modicum of purpose. "I see. Through what events was your master cursed?"

Kivvien led the mule that way. "What purpose were you created for, homunculus?" he asked finally. The nasty little thing looked to be largely useless. If Kivvien himself were so ...