From his words, Harley new she was now involved in bullshit that looked too troublesome for her to deal with. She understood what she needed to do but felt unwilling for some reason so she just stared silently at the man without making a move.
The man saw that this she wolf wasn't very willing to help which made the corner of his peach coloured lips twitch slightly, he sighed and raised her purse up. "I know this item is important to you since you even chased down my familiar... More like you hunted him down. If you want this item back you'll have to help me, if you don't I'm sure those normal wolves would love to sink their teeth into something... Even if it's just cheap leather"
She became really pissed, she spent a lot of money on that purse. Well that wasn't the main issue. She thought for a while before making a decision, she leaked her powerful suffocating aura out. The sheer ferocity of it chasing those weak predators away, she wasn't really in the mood to get her fur dirty. Once they were gone she immediately ran up to the man snatched her purse back with her mouth, her wolf form towering over him.
The man smiled at her, "Such a pleasant person", he said raising his hand in surrender. She growled at him making the man laugh, "What do you mean I owe you a new outfit? Weren't you supposed to chant before transforming so your clothes would remain intact?"
She growled again making the man raise his brows, "Oh so it's my fault now? Blame Pug not me", he pointed at the bat-cat creature circling them in the air. The creature flinched and almost forgot how to fly once it's name was mentioned, it felt very betrayed. 'Master! Weren't you the one that asked me to get help no matter what?', Pug thought as it shivered under Harley's gaze that stung a bit.
Harley shook her head at the man's shamelessness and turned to leave, the man immediately called out to her as he struggled to get up, "Hey don't leave me here, i can't possibly remain like this you have to help me", the man said as he steadied himself on the boulder behind him. Harley rolled her eyes and growled. The man frowned and said, "What do you mean I'm a grown man? I mean it's obvious but you can see that i'm clearly in distress! Have a heart", that response just received another growl, "No i'm not calling you heartless!"
After a very brief back and forth, he sighed and looked at Harley. "Fine I'll beg... Please can you help my very esteemed self out of this mess and towards safety. I'll pay you!", the man reluctantly said through clenched teeth. He had never had to beg for anything in his life. Harley almost scoffed, how could a man that resembled a literal beggar think of paying her. Her services weren't cheap at all, she could only sight and agree to help the handsome man but first...
"H-hey! what are you dong?!", He exclaimed as Harley had suddenly picked him up with her mouth, he was to weak to resist and was about to protest when he was suddenly thrown in the near by stream. Luckily it wasn't deep and he could stand in it, he was about to yell when she growled at him first. He scoffed, "So you just don't want your fur dirty, am a rat now?", Harley ignored him and went to a corner to get dressed in new clothes since her old clothes got torn to shreds, she transformed back to her human form and out on another pair of joggers and a hoodie with sneakers. Once she was done, she pulled her luggage towards where she had left the grey haired man, he was currently cleaned of the blood and sweat that covered his body earlier. His tattered shirt gone, his upper body a sight to behold and his wounds were starting to heal rapidly.
She just scoffed at him and threw him a large hoodie she had once borrowed from Thane, "Don't ruin it", her tone was moody as she waited for him to put it on then began pulling her suitcase towards the main road.
He rolled his eyes and put it on while he ran after her, "You know, you have a lovely voice instead of those awful noises you made as a wolf", he said as he popped the hood over his head. Harley ignored him and continued walking forward and he continued to speak regardless.
"I'm Ezra, you?", he said matched her pace easily and waited for her to reply, it's like he wasn't injured at all in the first place. His recovery speed was fast which surprised Harley but she didn't say anything or look at him for more than a second. Ezra hated how she ignored him and continued to talk. "Do you hate conversations or are you normally just an unpleasant person?"
She just ignored him and continued pulling her luggage, "Do you need help with that?", he asked but she continued to ignore him which pissed him off a bit. "Where are you-"
"Don't you ever stop talking? God I should have just left you where I found you", she stopped to massage the skin between her brows. Ezra looked amused and slightly offended, "Are you indirectly wishing for my demise?"
"If you see it that way", she said as she continued walking and he continued tailing her, "Where are you headed?", he asked as he stretched his shoulder as they walked together.
"I don't see how that's important to you", she answered and he sighed, " What if we're headed in the same direction? Some company would be good plus how could I let a defenseless female walk around on her own? That would be inconsiderate of me"
Harley sneered, " Weren't you the one begging this defenseless female to save you earlier. 'I beg of you to help me out of this unpleasant situation, I'll pay you!'", she mocked every ounce of dignity he had. " I'm still expecting my payment"
"Yeah yeah, how much?", he asked and she raised five of her slender fingers to his face, "Fifty thousand?"
"Five hundred thousand", she said causing him to trip on a stone and loose his balance a bit, "Half a million? Are you worth it?!", he blurted out.
"Says the beggar", she spat back. He could feel his blood pressure rising. How dare she?!
"I'll have you know this current situation doesn't define me", he said defensively despite the fact he was wearing a borrowed hoodie, slightly tattered pants and no shoes. He was a complete mess and that didn't help his argument, Harley merely rolled her eyes at him and continued walking. They had soon reached the main road Ezra's eyes widened in surprise, there wasn't a sign of life for miles. He felt like he'd cry if he wasn't in an air conditioned room tonight.
"Tell me we're finding an inn before afternoon... Please?", he was desperate at this point. Harley was convinced that this man was a Sissy.
"How can a big strong male like you be afraid of walking?", she mocked him causing him to scowl, "I'll had you know that my status doesn't allow for me to ever indulge myself in these things", he said.
" I'm sure beggars do a lot of walking ", she didn't spare his pride at all and Ezra was sure he might have a stroke at any moment. The two continued on their way, both unsure of the other but what they both knew was they were in for an unpleasant time.