30 Dogs can't talk

"Miss... Jane?"

The man with the frightened face was now the driver of our little chatting group. He was well versed with the roads and was also kind enough to lend us his car and horses.

"Yes, Mr. driver?"

"My name is Eiton, Miss Jane."

"Oh, then, what is it, Mr. Driver?"

"..."

I was being difficult on purpose, that generous man intended to sell me to some mercenary of some horrible guild a few days ago. He won't get any good feelings from me in a long long time.

"We... we are reaching the first registry control, they will ask to inspect the back of the cart."

"Okay, don't worry."

"Those are men from the Dark Duke... they are not..."

"What?!"

"Miss Jane, didn't you know?" Eiton stopped the horses, "his men had managed to subdue the trespassers back in Nertil mine, however, the treasure they had been guarding there was still stolen by some..." he frowned.

"Some?"

"They said it was a witch, with red eyes and nasty looks. I can't believe it, at least it will be some..."

"Some?"

He stared at me and then shut up. This guy was quite the observer and a bit smart. From the start, I believe he was the first to hide from the battle in the auction house, and later, he managed to capture me first.

"You... are you...?"

"What?"

I changed my image again, this time, I was some red-haired middle-aged woman with a bit of overweight, while my three cute children were now puppies, fluffy and cute little puppies.

"I am now your wife, Mr. Eiton," I smiled. "Shall we continue?"

His pale face was telling me that he was about to faint. Oh no, I can't let him faint or the men in the front will suspect something.

"Don't panic..."

"I... I..."

"Breath... we had passed this same moment once, do you remember?"

He fainted. Goodness, how dare I praise him back then? He was only a lightweight with a bit of luck. Tch.

"Master, what shall we do now?"

"Let's put him back, with some drinks on his hands and mouth."

"..."

The puppies didn't do anything, I was the one to drag the corpse-like body of the man who had fainted again to the back. He was the driver, not me, dammit!

"Madame," three guards stopped us after a few minutes. They had three strong horses parked on the side of the road and some big tents. What a boring job. "We need to inspect the back of the cart."

"Go ahead."

I smiled at them and they reached the back very quickly. However, after five minutes, there was no sound. Another minute... no noise, but then a laugh. 'This is no good.'

I came down from the front seat and looked at the back.

Three grown knights with armors and swords looking strong and threatening were carrying my cute puppies. They were even smiling at them and laughing. Really?

"Oh, we are sorry, Madame, it is just that we found your dogs."

"Can we go on our way now?"

I took Lily from one of those knights. She was the cute white fluffy puppy with big green eyes. So cute that I was about to adore her right then and no knight had the right to touch her.

"Madame, can you sell these puppies to us?"

One knight with a big voice and strong body asked me.

"No," I said, how dare they...?

"Four thousand golds."

"..." do knights gain that much these days? I should enlist. "Only one puppy."

"..."

****

The rest of the night, I stayed with the knights. They said it will be bad for an old madame and three puppies to travel alone on those lonely and dangerous roads. It was funny how they didn't even consider my supposed husband that was still sleeping happily in the back of the cart.

"Madame Thompson, why are you traveling to Dorsen?"

"Is that a formal question, captain?"

"Just curiosity, Madame."

"Mm... family and friends, my husband wanted to see his mother and I didn't have a choice but to comply. That old woman doesn't like me a bit, she always manages to give me a headache, you know?"

They laughed. We were around a big bonfire to keep us warm from the cold and windy night; I had two of my puppies with me, the white-haired Lily, and the brown-haired Tommy.

Sigh... poor Matty, his fate was to be sold to the tall and rusty knight that was feeding him some delicious and aromatic meat... wait, what?!

Those squirrel eyes looked at me with a smirk. That... that brat!

Anyway, these knights didn't let me go alone. They were very considerate and caring with me and my puppies, they even gave me a tent for me alone. I would be grateful if not for the fact that they were taking me, prisoner. What gave me out? The puppies with three different colors? My red hair? My hate for my husband's mother? I don't understand, I was flawless.

"Master, what should we do?"

"I don't get it, why did they catch us?" I said as I was starting to collect my magic in my hands.

The two puppies didn't say a word. That was strange, they should be talking and nagging... wait...

"Did you talk?"

"We can talk, Master..."

"Dogs can't talk," I narrowed my eyes to Tommy, "did you talk?"

He looked to the side and hid his little fluffy face inside his soft legs.

"Master... he only said a word and Matty tried to divert the attention, but... I think they found out."

I should have known. I will transform him into a rock next time, that way his fate will be to roll and roll and then stop, then again roll... hahaha.

Anyway, we shall escape or I will have one Dark Duke near me again, and he will imprison me inside a tower with him alone for many nights... thinking back, that will be quite a beautiful time. However, I can't let him do that, I need many things to do out there, and I have the feeling he wants something from me that I can't give him...

"When is Matty coming back, Master? Are you truly selling him?"

I wish.

"No, but we need a distraction and he has my space bag with him. So... when we hear the signal we are going to jump out from this place."

"Jump?"

"Yes, jump."

"What do you mean by jump."

"You will see, my dear Lily," I smirked.