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 Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:08 pm
Arron scanned the cage for a lock. He made a set of bolt cutters appear if he did find one. He slowly stepped inside the mansion.
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:16 pm
The cage didn't have a visible lock, as the bars didn't resemble any conventional kind of cage. There was a hole for a key, but it was difficult to find by a glance. As Arron approached, the slave shook his head more, waving his arms in front of him as if to urge the mechanic not to get any closer.
"Mmph!" Talbot urged quietly, attempting to say no, but his words were lost behind the leather muzzle.Atticus watched silently from the door, tail straight back and ears standing up. He was on high alert in case the mistress showed herself.
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:19 pm
The mechanic saw Talbot move & try to warn him of something. He paused, & put the bolt cutters away. He then pulled out a notebook & wrote, "Can I even touch the cage?"
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:24 pm
Talbot read the message, then shook his head, making a motion as if he were going to touch the cage, then shuddering as if he'd been shocked. He then looked nervously over at the door to the dining room, afraid his mistress would arrive at any moment to catch his friends. With pleading eyes, he faced Arron again and made a "shoo" motion with his hands. If he were going to be rescued, that moment would not be the best time.
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:35 pm
His eyes widened & his face went white as a sheet. He nodded & started stepping back through the doorway. Arron quickly scribbled, "I'll keep Atticus safe, & we'll try to find out more about you. We'll get you out. I promise." Once he was sure that his friend had seen the message he closed the door.
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:50 pm
Talbot nodded, then waved and watched Arron go. He was relieved that they'd made it outside, though at the same time he knew he would be left alone in that cage without food or water for as long as his Mistress wanted. The worst part was that he couldn't lie down, or he would risk being shocked if any part of him grazed the bars of the cage. However long he spent in there, he would not be able to eat, drink, or sleep. That was his punishment for trying to escape... at least the first part of it.Atticus grunted gently when he saw Arron come outside, and he motioned for the door with his head as if to ask why his friend had been left behind. He was incredibly intelligent for a lion, and it showed by how he seemed to understand everything that was said to him.
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:54 pm
"The c-cage has b-been el-electrified... I-I can't open it w-without both of us g-getting h-hurt..." he said slowly walking down the stairs. Arron did not want to make any noise. He did not know what else to do. He felt lost & downtrodden, because he could not save his friend. It showed in his body language.
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 12:00 am
The lion nudged Arron's leg and rubbed his head against it in an effort to lift his spirits a little. He would have been rougher about it if it were Talbot, but he felt it was more polite to be gentler to new people. He then crouched forward a bit to offer for the mechanic to get on his back again so he could take them elsewhere.
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 12:21 am
The Lythcol mechanic smiled & scratched behind Atticus's ear as he slipped on the lion's back. "...Where d-do we g-go now..?" he asked looking down at the beast. Arron slipped his goggles back over his eyes.
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 12:24 am
The lion pointed with his nose in a specific direction, though that didn't tell Arron much. He started to dash at a decent pace as soon as he was sure the mechanic was securely on his back. One could guess where Atticus planned on going, taking the current goal into consideration.
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 12:28 am
Arron clung to the lion. He watched the trees pass by them & wondered where Talbot came from in the first place. He guess he would probably soon find out.
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 12:31 am
A few hours passed, and Atticus stopped at a small lake to get a drink. They'd covered a lot of ground, but it wasn't certain how much longer the journey would take, and the lion couldn't count or tell time. He found a shady spot and crouched to let Arron off of him so they could both take a break.
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 12:48 am
He slid off of Atticus' back & sat down next to the embankment. "St-Stars... t-talk about a-a long way..." he mumbled making a few canteens appear & filling them up with the fresh lake water. The young man did not know when they would find water again so he thought it would be best to prepare ahead of time.
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 12:56 am
More time passed as Atticus had a short nap before walking over to Arron and crouching once more to let him onto his back. The sun hung in the sky over them as it became noon. Travel had taken awhile, and when they took another rest stop, they would need to eat something. Atticus kept all of that in mind as he pieced together the way back home in his head.
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 1:10 am
By then, the motion of riding had lulled the mechanic into a dozing sleep. It, combined with stress from the day & lack of food had made Arron weak. In his sleep addled brain, he wondered if they would find a town before dark.
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