Awaken

"So Dike anything happen while I was gone?" Mike asks clearly amused by how Dike is acting

"Now *Hick* why would I tell you that? *Hick*" Dike replies with some sort of drunken mix of words

"..."

Dike goes for a mug on the table and puts it to his lips before realizing that it is empty, so he calls over one of the barmaids for a refill.

"Um... miss how much has he had?" Mike asks her as she refills his mug

"This is his tenth I think?" She says as she moves to another table

"By the Gods Dike why in the world did you drink so much?" Mike asks him

"I did it because I could *hick*, ain't that reason enough?"

"..."

'He actually makes a fair point,' Mike thinks to himself

"Well anyway has Orion done anything yet?" Mike asks

"How in the bloody hell would I know that?!" Dike shouts drawing more attention to the table

"Sorry everyone he is just drunk," Mike tells everyone prompting those on the floor to ignore them as drunken ramblings are something common

"I ain't *Hick* drunk I am completely sobber," Dike says as he takes a swig from his mug

"..."

'Why did I choose him as a master again?' Mike thinks as he shows a sour smile at him

"So what's your excuse... you have a good time at the brothel again?" Dike asks without hiccuping

"You can say that I guess..." Mike answers

"You... are... something..." Dike says as he just places his head on the table and soon snoring can be heard coming from him

"..."

"You got to be kidding me..." Mike mutters to himself as he moves to Dikes side to carry him up the stairs to his room

"Um... who is going to pay for his drinks?" A barmaid asks as she passes by and sees the two of them moving as if to leave

"He will," Mike says as he goes for Dike's money pouch on his hip

"What do you *Hick* think you are doing? *Hick*," Dike says as he opens his eyes and his hand intercepts Mike's

"Making you pay up"

Mike shakes his hand out of Dike's grasp and was able to snatch his purse and pay two gold coins for the crappy beer and ale that Dike got drunk off of. With that out of the way, Mike drags Dike up the stairs who was complaining the whole way of how Mike was taking advantage of him just so he could steal his money to use on women. It was annoying, to say the least, but Mike just shut him out and just left him on the floor to his room where he just fell asleep.

Mike went to his own room and saw that Orion was still doing his thing just sitting there in the same position as before where Mike moved him.

If Mike had some clothing he may have been tempted to dress Orion by putting on a pair of sunglasses and a hat just for the fun of it. Still, mike had no such items on him so he just rubs his head and receives a slight tail wag like before.

"You better be done soon buddy I miss you," Mike says to him before he lies on his bed and falls asleep shortly after

...

Morning came and Mike was sleeping soundly on his bed as the sunlight spread its warmth onto the ground below. Mike was dreaming about something that he missed back on Earth which surprisingly had nothing to do with roleplaying games or anything like that. No Mike was dreaming about food. All the food that Mike could think about he was eating at a grand dining table that seemed to spread out infinitely into the distance hile it held an immeasurable amount of food from Earth.

It was amazing as mike could pick and choose whatever to eat to his heart's content whether it be breakfast or dessert. He ate and ate with a seemingly infinite stomach space as he crammed greasy fried chicken wings, apple pie, pizza, eggs, bacon, and so much more in his throat to his heart's content.

Now if Mike were to tell a psychologist about this dream they would probably say that he was just hungry or something true for Mike as his stomach just growled and gurgled for more food to be sent down to it, which Mike did.

As Mike was about to finish off a full birthday cake he suddenly feels something on his face. This woke him up but before he could see anything through his grogginess Mike starts getting smothered with something long and wet hitting his face while being assaulted with stinky breath.

"Ah stop it!" Mike cries out

The assault stops as something heavy presses on Mike's body who is now able to see Orion was on his bed panting with a happy expression while sitting on him.

"Orion!" Mike shouts out as he hugs him

Orion who is quite happy starts licking Mike once again in the face as Mike starts hugging and petting him.

"Haha good to see you are aright little guy," Mike says as he lets go of him

"Woof!" Orion responds

"You must be hungry right?" Mike asks

At the mention of food, Orion starts wagging his tail fervently as Orion had not eaten for a few days now and he was famished. Orion looked the same as before with his dark fur, star shaped patch of fur, and colored eyes which made Mike wonder what happened to him, however seeing Orion this way made Mike laugh out loud as he goes to put on a new shirt and pants before leaving his room and taking a quick check on Dike to see how he was doing after getting drunk the night before.

Mike opens the door to see Dike still passed out on the floor of his room sleeping soundly, so Mike just leaves him since he seems fine for now.

Both Mike and Orion walk down the stairs and sit at a table where Mike orders a lot of meat for Orion who obediently sits down near the table and waits while he drools all over the floor with an expectant gaze lingering at Mike to feed him.

"Alright, then Orion wait a bit longer okay?"

"Woof"

A few minutes after Mike placed an order for their breakfast Mike was able to see two barmaids bringing Mike and Orion their breakfast. Mike was just going to be having a breakfast of sausages, eggs, and goat's milk while Orion was having a whole ham all for himself. Normally people would not be able to get the whole ham since meat would be pretty expensive at times but Mike was able to make this one purchase considering that he saved the place from being blown up so he got the whole cooked thing for a decent price for Orion.

When Orion saw the meat heading towards him he really wanted to just jump up on the lady and knock it onto the floor to eat it but Mike was nearby so he restrained himself as best he could as his eyes never left the succulent ham that was heading towards them. Mike got his meal and the other barmaid placed the ham on the ground as requested by Mike. Before the ham even reached the ground Orion was already tearing into the poor thing tearing off large chunks of meat and swallowing them whole in primal hunger. This was unfortunately really loud and sounded disgusting as Orion showed no sort of delicacy or restraint like a regular dog would but then again he was a wolf through and through so Mike just ignored the sounds coming from underneath the table and tried his best to enjoy his breakfast.

As Mike finishes up Dike stumbles downstairs as he is probably is experiencing a hangover from drinking too much from the night before.

"You don't look too good," Mike comments

"Yeah well it sounds like a sheep is getting mauled underneath your table by your 'dog'"

"What happened to you not getting hangovers?" Mike asks recalling the party that he was a part of when he was released from the guards after his trial

"I do get hangovers I just usually get rid of them with magic," Dike says as he takes a seat at Mike's table as far as possible from Orion who was still going at it at the ham

"Hey, Orion do you think Dike might want some?" Mike says

The noises under the table stop and Orion pokes his head out from under the table and places his head on Mike's thigh while also looking up at him as if to say, "No".

"Come on buddy you should share," Mike says

Orion takes his head off of Mike's thigh and heads under the table. Soon after one to chair scrapes away as Orion appears on Dikes side of the table and looks up at him with a small piece of ham in his mouth.

"Ugh... what do you want?" Dike asks confused as he has a splitting headache from his hangover

Orion does not say anything but just moves his head a bit forward before placing one of his paws on Dike's thighs and dropping the piece of ham into his lap.

"Haha good job Orion you can go back to eating now," Mike says

Orion immediately dives back underneath the table and starts eating his ham once more in the same loud chomps and bites as before. Dike just flicks away the piece of ham in his lap onto the ground which Orion soon consumes as he is very messy and is making rounds to eat the pieces that he flung away while eating.

Mike laughs a bit as he calls a barmaid over to get Dike something to eat and some non-magical method to deal with his hangover.

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Please read the Author's Thoughts. Also yeah short chapter for now...