"huh?" Vann woke up in the morning, he sat up and looked around with a frown. "A dream?" He mutter and get off the bed and went to take a simple light shower, but frowned more as he saw more red marks on his body.
"Is there a lot of mosquitoes last night too?" He muttered with a puzzling tone, but anyway he put this issue aside and went to wear his soldier clothes again, ready to go to that meet up location that his captain has marked for him.
So after breakfast with that husky, he leave the husky at the front of the inn and went to get a horse. Riding it, he leave the town in a hurry as he move toward that direction. "Owowouuu" he can hear the sound of the husky as he was riding the horse.
Turning his head, he can see it running toward him and followed the horse speed as it keep making a sound while chasing him.
"...? Why is it following me?" Vann slowed down a bit and that husky managed to catch up as it looked up at Vann with a teary eyes again.
He knew that eyes, it's the one that it used to make Vann give up and let it follow him, and this time it seemed to know this would work rather well on Vann. Though reluctant, he still end up letting the husky follow him, only that he thought that the husky would go away once it met or found something else that it was interested in.
And even after a week, it was still following Vann and since the night is getting colder as he camp outside, he would just somehow hugged that husky for some warmth during the night time, and weirdly enough, that husky did not struggle and even let him be.
"...weird, you are such a obedient one, but why were you left alone by your master?" Vann asked as he ruffled the husky head, flipping the fish he caught earlier at the river, he watched this husky make a silly face.
"Also, I though most husky would have colored eyes, like those sky blue or something, but I guess it's not all that have those kind of eyes color..." He muttered after he watches his husky long enough, despite that, eyes color still did not manage to make it look bad, instead it still look as cute as it would have like how the other husky was.
"Owuuuu" it make a complaining sound and make a huffed face after he heard the matter of the eyes color.
"I'm not complaining, just wondering." Vann said with a bit laugh, he had become a bit attached to this husky despite only spending a week time with it. Plus he liked how nice it was, and whenever it tries to act helpful, it just make Vann tiredness to fly away.
"Now now, let's eat." He put the one for the husky on a washable plate, while he eat the fish still stuck on the wooden stick he sharpened.
He looked at the map while he ate and estimated that it will be a few days for him to reach that next stop for the soldier.
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It really took him a few days later for him to arrive at that place, luckily for him, they were still there, only seemed to be packing to move to the next place.
Vann greeted the patrolling soldier, and one of them went to find the captain to inform of Vann return. It did not took long until the captain came out with a relieved face as he go around Vann to check on him.
With a relieved sigh, he patted his chest as he bring Vann into his tent. Their journey are still far, and with Vann father asking him to take care of Vann, he were slightly troubled as he was unable to show that he cared about Vann so blatantly.
So he could only ask Vann to help around and do the small task, most of the fighting were handled by the soldier, while Vann merely act as a support at the back, taking care of their supplies and simply protecting those.
Now that he come back, the captain decided to just simply make this boy follow him around and just stand behind him most of the time, making the task of taking care of Vann much easier instead.
"Anyway captain, is it find if I bring this little one too?" Vann patted the husky head as he ask the captain. The husky make a silly face as it tilt its head when the captain look at it.
"Okay but as for the food for this dog, you'll have to take from your portion. We don't exactly have extra to be given to this dog..." The captain said after he simply look at the husky for a few second before he look at Vann.
Vann seemed to like this dog, so he could only agree in hope that this dog will not cause trouble or bother the other soldiers.
"Okay, I promise that this one is very obedient and will not cause trouble." Vann said solemnly
"Then that is fine." The captain nodded his head and give the permission. "Put this collar on him to mark him as part of our party group then." The captain took out a collar for dog and pass it to Vann.
Vann took it and then he bend down, and Infront of the captain he put the collar on the husky. Once done he stood back up and thanked the captain.
"Okay you can go out and ask for your camping equipment and tent from the usual officer then." The captain waved his hand as he shoo Vann out.
"Noted." Vann once nodded his head and then he went out together with the husky.
"Awoo woo wouuu" it make a small sound as it shakes it head around, actually seemed not to like that collar as it complained to Vann.
"You need to wear it if you want to still follow me around. I cannot simply do as I like when we are here." Vann said as he patted the husky head.
"Woo wouuu" it looked down and then look away, understanding that it had to wear this for quite a long time.