The soldiers sensed this feeling of curiosity from the animal and although at first, they were afraid of him, in a short time they got used to his presence, even managing to caress him on the head, realizing that he was docile and affectionate, despite the long, sharp canines.

Thalos continued to walk among them, under the watchful eye of Dag, who was ready to intervene in case of violent instincts of his four-legged friend.

Sniffing the legs of the soldiers around him, the wolf stopped next to a warrior wearing a white bandana on his head, from which straight black hair sprung up.

The soldier's face was unusually covered by a second bandana, which only allowed his eyes to be glimpsed, which at that moment looked elsewhere.

Dag narrowed his eyes, trying to figure out why he had caught Thalos's attention so much, making him keeping sniffing.

Judging by her body and hands, the soldier was certainly a woman, with an athletic and slender physique. 

"He seems to like you!" he exclaimed, turning to s.h.i.+eldmaiden, who avoided crossing her gaze with Dag's and didn't say a word.

Thalos continued insistently to sniff the legs of the girl, who turned away the wolf's snout with her hand.

Before Dag walked away and returned to his teammates, he noticed that Thalos, as soon as he had the opportunity, licked the s.h.i.+eldmaiden's hand, which immediately moved, standing up and sitting on the other side of the bench, on her back.

The wolf insistently approached her again, beginning to cry, as if he was excited.

Dag followed him and stood in front of the girl, whose gaze remained pointed downwards.

"It is unusual for Thalos to behave like this with strangers. He doesn't give much confidence to people he has never seen before..." Dag said, who within himself was already sensed what he was about to discover.

The girl again did not answer, until the wolf climbed with both paws on the bench, intending to lick her face and while she tried to dodge him, Thalos removed the bandana that enveloped her hair, releasing her long hair that floated in the air, releasing a smell that Dag had already felt somewhere.

He in fact lowered himself and continued to look at the girl, whose face was still covered.

Her eyes finally crossed Dag's gaze, which confirmed his suspicions.

"Claire? What are you doing here?!" he asked, trying not to attract too much attention from everyone.

She removed the bandana from her face and showed it to Dag, revealing her true ident.i.ty.

"h.e.l.lo... Dag..." Claire smiled, looking at him with her green and s.h.i.+ny eyes.

"How do you... what...?!" 

"I heard from some soldiers in Hevnen that you were planning this mission and I wanted to take part in it! I didn't know how to do it, I knew that only a few people were allowed to leave with you and... I pretended to be a Clan warrior and volunteered!" she replied innocently, trying not to elicit an angry reaction in Dag, who didn't know what to say.

"What do you think is the reason why I decided to bring only a few men? Every soldier on this s.h.i.+p will play a key role in the Krypstorm mission! All you're doing is sabotaging our plan! How did you come up with the idea of doing such a thing, Claire?!" he asked, resting one hand on the girl's shoulder and turning her slightly on the other side, to prevent her voice from spreading to his friends and especially to Freydis, who thankfully was still talking to Gridd.

"How did it occur to me?! But do you realize what you did the last time we met? You disappeared like a thief, hiding your tracks! You don't know how hard it was for me to find and reach you! And it's not the first time I've done such a thing, you should remember that! I would have liked a different welcome, Dag!" 

"What?! Are you out of your mind? I didn't ask you to join! About 'that' question, you already know what I think... how dare you come here and infiltrate the Sons Of Freya troop, knowing you'd find my girlfriend on board?" Dag asked, who was losing patience.

Thalos, who had been sitting in front of her all the time, began to bark, attracting the attention of the entire crew.

"No! No! Thalos! Shut up, f.u.c.k!" Dag whispered, stroking him and trying to calm him down, looking around.

Of course, both Gridd and Freydis were distracted by the wolf's verse and the red-haired s.h.i.+eldmaiden approached Dag, trying to figure out what was going on.

"Dag? Why did Thalos start barking? He hasn't breathed since we left... what's going on?" she asked, looking at her boyfriend and Claire out of the corner of her eye.

"Nothing really happens, actually. This kind warrior asked me for some directions on the attack maneuver and I was explaining it better to her when he started barking senselessly!" he confessed, reciting.

'Wof! Wof... wof!'

Thalos continued to bark, looking Claire in the eye with a happy expression.

"h.e.l.lo! In the confusion of the departure, I don't think I saw you! I'm Freydis, nice to meet you!" she exclaimed, holding her arm towards Claire, who shook her hands.

"My name is Claire, nice to meet you!" she replied.

Dag witnessed the scene and remained speechless, not believing that that day could ever arrive and that above all it would happen aboard the s.h.i.+p that would lead him to Krypstorm.

"Well, Claire... I hope I have clarified your doubts, if you have any other questions do not hesitate to ask! I promise you, we will soon achieve our goal! Be brave!" Dag said, resting his hand on Claire's shoulder and continuing to pretend.

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