Hero, Raven, Rougue. Zargerion Sabter

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СКАЧАТЬ Alex, seeing this, was quite surprised.

      – I thought it was a dream, – he said, rubbing his eyes. – What are you doing here? – he asked.

      – Getting ready for a hunt! – Nay declared in response. – We’re heading to the forest… Maybe we’ll find something along the way!

      – So you get your food by hunting? – Alex asked.

      – Mostly, – Nay replied. – But we have special members of the pack, like Max. He’s better at begging because people really like his cute appearance.

      – Hm, – Alex uttered, looking around. – I don’t see any… Probably, you mean the one with perfectly clean fur?

      – Yes, – Nay answered. – Exactly. He’s already gone to perform his duty for the pack! And we’re about to… and you too, if you haven’t forgotten our agreement!

      Hearing this, Alex stretched, reluctantly got up, and said:

      – Yes, I remember, I remember…

      While the dogs discussed where, how, and for whom they would hunt, Alex casually made his way to the nearest bag containing various grains for porridge.

      – Here! – said Alex, throwing the bag next to Nay. – You can cook this in that big pot! It should be enough for all of you! I won’t be able to eat all of this in a year. And you can get more on the way…

      The dogs looked at this, and Nay, as their leader, decided to express their collective point of view:

      – Porridge is good, of course, but it wouldn’t hurt to have some meat with it…

      – Well, you really need hunting for that, probably, – replied Alex. – Or you can steal something…

      – Where to steal? – suddenly asked Boll.

      – Maybe in some meat store, eatery, or restaurant, probably.

      – Can you do that? – Nay asked.

      – I can try if you want… But we definitely need someone to distract people because stealing something at night is too difficult due to everything being closed.

      – We have Max! – Boll declared, seemingly smiling.

      – Yes… Max will handle this very well, – Nay supported him.

      – So, we’re robbing a meat shop? – another dog asked.

      – The little human says he’s ready, – Boll answered.

      While Alex was innocently nodding, one of the dogs asked in a menacing voice:

      – So, does it mean that the hunt is canceled today?

      – No, Spike! – Nay replied. – This plan may fail miserably, but if we need something, not trying to make it happen given such an opportunity would be stupid. So, some of us will go hunting, and some will go with me and the little human on this adventure! I was just about to appoint you in charge of our hunt today.

      To which Spike responded with an angry bark and then went to gather those who were supposed to go hunting with him. Nay decided to ask the boy:

      – Do you know any places where we can snatch a couple of pieces of meat?

      – Quite a few! – licking his lips, Boll added to Nay’s words.

      – There’s one place a few blocks away in that direction! – pointing to his right, Alex said.

      – Great! – Nay declared. – While we’re getting ready and planning, Boll, go find Max!

      – Okay! – said Boll and quickly ran off.

      – Well, are you ready, little human? – Nay asked.

      To which Alex, once again, nodded without hesitation.

      After some time, Alex, Nay, Boll, Max, and several other dogs gathered near a solitary meat shop located on the ground floor of a four-story building.

      «Well… As we agreed… We go in through the service entrance, and you and Max teach these simpletons lessons in acting!» Nay said.

      After that, Alex and Nay headed towards an alley between two buildings, while the rest of the dogs went towards the main entrance. Meanwhile, one of the dogs stood guard, and another, holding a broken piece of a mop, ran around the smoking employee in the alley.

      «What about him?» Nay asked the dog on guard.

      «He’s almost finished smoking,» the dog replied.

      «He’s leaving, he’s leaving!» Alex suddenly said.

      At the same time, the dog next to the smoking employee leisurely followed him with the stick in its mouth.

      «Oh no! No! Yuck! You can’t!» the man said to the dog, thinking it wanted to enter the shop with him. As the service entrance door usually closed by itself, he didn’t manually close it, allowing the dog to cleverly wedge the stick into the gap between the door frame and the door itself, preventing it from fully closing.

      «Well done, Tucker!» the dog on guard muttered to himself, standing next to Alex and Nay.

      «Excellent, forward!» Nay commanded.

      After this command, Nay went towards Max, and then Nay and Alex approached the service entrance.

      When they reached the dog named Tucker, Alex immediately grabbed the door and opened it so that he and Nay could enter smoothly.

      «Good job, Tucker!» Nay praised the agile dog, to which Tucker nodded as if acknowledging the leader’s words.

      «No one’s here!» Alex declared, peeking into the service area of the shop.

      After that, Alex and Nay went inside.

      «Watch the door!» Nay told Tucker after they entered.

      Meanwhile, a real circus was happening at the main entrance. Max, being a rather affable dog, pretended to be the victim of a gang of evil stray dogs, which were cornered. Well, not exactly cornered… Max himself rushed inside the shop, and the other dogs began to bark furiously at him through the shop window. One of the shop employees immediately closed the door, thinking that by doing so, he prevented other dogs from entering the shop after their prey, Max. Soon, the entire shop staff gathered to witness this show.

      «Poor little dog,» said one of the workers, stroking Max behind the ear.

      «They cornered the poor thing,» remarked another.

      The rest watched the hostile pack of dogs on the other side of the window. Someone even called the police. Meanwhile, Alex, in the office, struggled to open the refrigerator door, pulling on its handle without success.

      «It seems you lack the strength!» Nei teased him.

      «I know!» СКАЧАТЬ