#a dog chased me in the campus im suing this damn place thread

[prionsis]

Training exercise, he repeated to himself.

This was merely just another training exercise, nothing more. He had been cordially invited to participate and what better way to prove his prowess and resistance than to play along? Climbing this muddy hill was nothing compared to traveling up the treacherous rocky sides of Itha, this should be easy and those students had no reason to whine. The rain was simply an added challenge as the battlefield was an ever changing beast with no warnings to give.

Or at least that’s the mantra Rufus had been repeating to himself, on loop, for the past thirty minutes in an attempt to retain his patience and sanity.

Rufus was not a teacher, much less a faculty member, and yet that insolent, arrogant, delusional professor decided he should be subjected to the very same lowly activity their students were being put through. He didn’t even have time to state his rank and proclaim his exemption from the school’s schedules before the regent was already being ushered up a mountain of mud under a miserable rainfall. He did hear something about ‘being there to help guide the students and ensure nobody gets hurt’- a bunch of nonsensical lies.

“Every day I become more sure that this must be some sort of punishment for my deeds.” A tired, low voice barely louder than the pouring rain was all he could offer before his foot nearly slipped on a loose rock, leading him to fall on his knee instead and further soiling his outfit. 

The church better have some laundry service to make up for this. It was the least they could do for the damage they were doing to his psyche.

After a particularly long sigh followed by a grunt as Rufus readjusted his footing, the regent continued to slowly make his way upwards. That- until a rustling sound caught his attention. Fairly close, just loud enough to be noticeable through the thundering rain, the noise came from a bundle of bushes a few feet away from his position. Rufus was inclined to brush it off- could be anything. A small animal, the wind, some struggling kid he had no interest in helping.

But then, he saw an odd figure alongside it. Definitely an animal, but a large one.

Dull cobalts widened in realization before his brows pinched into a concerned, angry frown. “-and these dastards had the audacity to pick a route crawling with beasts…quite literally throwing their so called ‘beloved’ students to wolves. Typical.” Taking a step back to put more distance between him and the canine, a chuckle escaped his lips. “Have I truly fallen for a cheap assassination scheme? I hoped to be more keen eyed than that…very well.”

His tome wasn’t even with him, too. Dammit.

a dog chased me in the campus im suing this damn place | rufus & volug

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