Snarling, the live ammo ricocheted. Keeping silent but also a bit surprised, Jennadelle noticed that this beast didn't attack her. Although it still looked at her madly. Stranger lowered his crossbow when he saw that his ammo didn't make any impact. It seemed to be the very first time this happened.
Silently, both watched the snarling, fury animal which however removed itself from Jennadelle, slowly.
"What is that animal?", Jennadelle asked when she saw the thing leaving.
Suddenly, three more of them got shot in front of Jennadelle's feet.
Usually, they have had attacked, like the outlaws which Jennadelle has seen before. But this time, they just did not. When Jennadelle looked in their eyes, they stopped snarling and left.
"These're fuzzles.", Jennadelle heard Stranger saying quietly.
And he let putting back his crossbow. Both bounty hunters looked at each other in silence. There was almost a hint of surprise to see in Stranger's face. His carnivorous ammo were really
afraid of Jennadelle.
"Who are you?", Stranger asked seriously, "Except for me, you're the only one who gets not attacked by the fuzzles."
"I am Jennadelle.", Jennadelle answered, "But who are
you?"
"I'm known as Stranger."
"I mean, what's your real name?"
"Tell me who
you are really.", Stranger said even more serious, "I never saw you in these parts before."
Jennadelle didn't want to tell him about her loss of memory, that would have been to uncomfortable for her. But why didn't Stranger want to tell his name anyway?
"You've a secret.", Jennadelle said beeing sure, even she knew, this was a grea risk to say that. She just pressurized an experienced bounty hunter what could make him get angry. Actually, Jennadelle didn't want him to be her enemy.
"Just go back home and leave Duke to me if you don't want to get some trouble.", Stranger said strictly and turned around to go along his way.
But Jennadelle didn't give up yet: "What trouble? Your ammo doesn't attack me and I'm too fast for you, you couldn't catch me ever!"
Stranger paused. Jennadelle was right on this point.
Waiting behind Stranger, she sighed quitely. Actually, she really knew that he never would tolerate her for too long. But at least, long enough to find out why he aroused a strange interest in Jennadelle. She felt the harmonica in her pocket. Maybe this hunting, working together with Stranger, could tell her more about her lost memories than her instrument and the melodies which Jennadelle has played on it before.
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What next? To be continued...
I just wonder, what do you guys think is gonna happen now?