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Nolan the puppy slayer?

The cook arched an eyebrow at his friend before giving the woman and the child an awkward smile. "No, no, don't worry. Actually, I'm quite fond of puppies." He waved at the little girl who was hiding behind Luro's friend. "He's just kidding."

The man gave his pockets a quick pat, hoping he had some bread with him, but they were empty and he couldn't help but frown. The cook tried to keep a cheery smile on his face, but seeing the hungry child look at him with frightened eyes made him feel bad. Being a pirate wasn't a moral job, he understood that, but so far, he and the rest of the crew had done nothing but assist people and fight off the real bad guys. 

He listened to his friend and the woman speak. Ah, so they were childhood friends? Well, wasn't this a sweet reunion—

[i]What?[/i]

[b]"...if you get in the way of me acquiring it I will kill you."[/b]

Nolan stared at the duo with wide eyes. Had he heard them right? Luro had to be joking, right? And then they continued to speak and it turned out he had heard things right the first time around. He stood there in shock, wondering what the hell was going on. This was Luro, sure, he didn't know the guy's past and sure they'd only been friends for around a month or so, but for as long as he had know Luro, he had always been friendly and kind. The silly drunk who rambled on and told jokes, the happy one, and so the scene that unfolded before him was quite hard to believe.

Luro walked away, stating he was leaving to get to the tournament and Nolan watched as the woman stared at him with distaste.

He wanted to say that his friend was joking, but he didn't even know if it was a joke. He wanted to apologize but he could only stand stiff as the woman and child walked away. Just what had happened? Hadn't those two hugged just moments ago and weren't they friends?

The cook stared at the ground with furrowed eyebrows. He felt somewhat angry at Luro, though for the most part, he was just confused. He disappeared into the crowd, to be honest, he didn't feel like cheering his friend on anymore though he decided to go to the tournament anyway.

Perhaps it was just a misunderstanding. Well, that was what he wanted to believe.