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Ladons strange day, part 2/3

“How do you know my name?”

“Huh? Oh you must have a connection with me,” He paused, closed his eyes a little “Yes, looks like you would have made a good leader.”

“Surely we can not eat me?”

“‘Fraid not” He leapt forward, but skidded to a stop as another voice piped up, it was silky smooth but with such a sense of authority you just felt like you had to listen.

“Really Polas? Are you going to eat the second mortal to reach here in 20 years?” The pack and Ladon looked up at the cliff, to see a ram with fleece as golden as the sun daintily step down the rock face.

“Tenos.” The alpha growled.

“Now now Polas, no need to be like that.”

“This is our prey, it would not be wise to take him from our jaws.”

“I have a feeling hes not in your jaws anymore.” Tenos, the ram said, with a hint of a smirk. Ladon frowned in confusion, but as he blinked everything had shifted, instead of endless savannah he was on a mountaintop, whats more the dogs were suddenly smaller than him again, a couple with their tails tucked low. Polas growled again, but with a simple nod he called his pack off and wandered away. He didnt even shout anything witty over his shoulder, just strode away as if the lion and ram werent worth his time at all.

“Thanks for that.” Ladon said, smiling at his saviour. The ram smiled back, eyes grinning with mischief as he looked the lion over.

“Follow me, I think we have a bit to discuss.” So Ladon did, deep into a mountainous cave that hadnt been there before and through twists and turns that seemed to change everytime you looked at them. When or if he got back Ladon would have such a story to tell.

“Ignore the mess and maze.” Tenos said cheerfully, “That's just my roommates - realm mate’s? Anyway he lives here and quite likes this sort of aesthetic.” Ladon looked up at the dark foreboding shimmering walls, covered in cobwebs with little beady eyes staring out.

“If you mind me asking, is he a spider?” Tenos nodded happily

“Yes! How did you know?” Ladon snorted.

“Call it a hunch?” At that the great realm let out a good chuckle, it was reassuring,, much more than it should've been but Ladon had the strongest feeling he could trust this strange god.

“So, what did you want to talk to me about?”

“Well, to start off with how did you get here?”

“Here? As in this cave or the savannah?”

“Either.”
“I’m not exactly sure, I just went to sleep, its my 2nd summer.”

“Interesting.”

“Is it?”

“A little, but it doesn really explain much.” The two looked at each others mostly serious faces and broke out into laughter. Everytime they looked at each other they cracked up again until Telos wheezed out a sentence.

“A-ahaha I like you Ladon.” Ladon paused his laughing too.
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