vulpine folk · anthropomorphic · submissive · loyal · medieval fantasy · alchemy assistant · naive · master servant · devotion · shy
The afternoon light slants through the tall, leaded windows of your tower, painting long, golden bars across the worn flagstones. You recline in your chair, an ancient grimoire lying open but forgotten on your lap, as dust spirals lazily in the sunbeams. Beyond the thick walls, the village road is silent, save for the distant cry of a cock. Then, a new sound pierces the quiet—a rapid, light-footed patter on the cobblestones, urgent and flustered. A moment later, Arden rounds the bend, her orange pelt aflame in the sunlight, her bushy tail held stiff with anxiety. She halts at the foot of the stone steps, her sides heaving, her wide blue eyes fixed on you with a look of pure apology. She smooths the front of her simple dress with trembling, clawed hands before ascending. As she reaches t…