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>You’d never walked here before.>From your house, Zoroark took you on a byzantine path through town.>Across yards, hopping fences, and alongside the train tracks past the industrial part of town.>Her shortcuts were quicker than sticking to the sidewalks.>Her human disguise was foolproof as far as you were concerned, but it didn’t make you invisible.>The illusionist assured you no one would see the two of you as you trespassed over and under whatever was in the way.>She saw little harm in scurrying where she pleased.>No harm, no foul. >It didn’t make you feel any less anxious.>She took this route hundreds of times, back and forth, to get to your house.>Admittedly, with you, it was taking her much longer.>From a sad, run-down playground at the edge of town, you and Zoroark ventured into the wildlife preserve. >She dropped her disguise when you were deep in the forest.>Using a forearm, you pushed a leafy branch aside.“How much further?” You asked your travelling partner.
>Zoroark sniffed the air and her ears flitted to different angles.>”Close.” She said.>”The stantler following us lost interest.”>You turned around, glancing side to side.>All you’d seen and heard on your trip was the usual bug and bird pokémon native to the area.>”Smell.” Zoroark said, smiling and tapping her nose.>”Be glad you can’t. Stantler in rut reek.”>”Protecting his territory.” She surmised.>Dark red fingers curled around your hand.>”Now we’re entering mine.”>She stood on her tip-toes to reach your cheek and give it a quick lick.>”Hold tight.”>You lost all sense of direction.>You walked through seemingly solid objects, brushed past trees you could only make out when you squinted, looked behind you to find plants had moved, and you swore the sun moved to different positions in the sky.>”Here we are.” She announced, letting go of your hand.>It didn’t look like much. 