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[son_of_durotan]

[Thrall and wolf are out and about, wandering the streets with Thrall sitting astride the wolf. The wolf is carefully plotting out a course weaving about the people who seem oblivious to its existence, and only occasionally knocking people out of its way with its muzzle. Thrall has been humming to himself for a while now, before he just starts

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[tickingshadows]

This is pretty tame compared to some of the other things that have happened around here, actually.

...Nice wolf.

[son_of_durotan]

[Thrall arches an eyebrow at the person he mentally identifies as a young boy.]

I still have a feeling that I'll be more than a match for whatever this place throws at me...

Be careful, she's not used to humans, and she bites... hard.

Honestly, I'm kinda surprised you're not afraid of me. After all, I'm not exactly very human-like in my looks...

[tickingshadows]

[GOOD JOB, THRALL. Brilliant, really, brilliant.]

All right then. Who knows, maybe this place really is done messing with people's minds for now.

...Righto. I'll try not to earn a biting, then.

[Raises an eyebrow.] There are non-humans on my world as well. Mind, none of them look quite like you, but they're there just the same. The Tribes-- uh, beast people. So it's not that odd.

[son_of_durotan]

[Thrall tilts his head slightly, a defensive look on his face.]

Beast people? And why do you call them that?

[Thrall has a brief glimpse back to his days as a slave, but forces himself to give this young man the benefit of the doubt... until he finds out that it's not a young man he's addressing.]

[tickingshadows]

I was just clarifying it because...well, that's kinda what they are, and apparently some worlds just don't call them the Tribes. That's what they're called on my world, by the way. Ya Tribe, Lei Tribe, Tu Tribe, those are the major ones, at least in my hometown.

[son_of_durotan]

[Thrall narrows his eyes slightly, still somewhat defensive.]

You'll forgive me if I'm defensive... my people only recently broke the bonds of slavery placed upon us by humans... as such, orc-human relations are somewhat... tense.

[tickingshadows]

Oh- [Haseo looks completely stunned at this statement, as if it had not even occurred to her that that might be the situation. This might be partly due to derp, and partly because nobody would even consider enslaving the Tribes...at least, not that she knows of, anyway.] Slavery?! Ugh...That's horrible!

[son_of_durotan]

[Thrall lowers his defensiveness slightly, but is still skeptical.]

Yes... humans and my people have had legitimate disagreements in the past, however, that was due to a despot that sold our people to demons in exchange for empty promises of power... that was before my time... however, now, humanity is still clinging to old hatreds, though I'm pleased to see that the younger generations are more... accepting, to my people.

[tickingshadows]

Tch...Legitimate disagreements, that I can understand. I can't believe the humans of your world would - well, huh, it's possible for anyone to hold on to a ridiculous old grudge even after everything's been settled, isn't it.

Still, that doesn't excuse doing something like - like that. That just ain't right. [She shakes her head angrily.]

[son_of_durotan]

[Thrall smirks slightly, nodding his approval.]

I'm glad to see that attitude extends even here... tell me, what's your name?

[tickingshadows]

Name's Haseo. What's yours?

[son_of_durotan]

[Thrall pounds his chest with one hand, in the traditional salute of his people.]

I am Thrall, son of Durotan, Warchief of the Horde.

[tickingshadows]

[Haseo nods in respect; she doesn't get all of the background, and doesn't know who this Durotan is, but does know that being a chief of something is a big deal.]

I see. Nice to meet you, then, Thrall.

[son_of_durotan]

Likewise, Haseo.

[Thrall dismounts the wolf and opts to walk beside it for a moment.]

You have the look of a warrior to you... am I wrong?

[tickingshadows]

No, you're not wrong, although as of late I've been helping in a weapons store and dojo-type place...there haven't been too many outright wars here, but it's not a good idea to get lax about it, yannow?

[son_of_durotan]

[Thrall nods.]

A warrior never lets down their guard. Wise words from a young mouth. [Thrall smiles.]

I may have to stop by this store of yours... though I'm not sure I know what a dojo is...