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Scattered murmurs and whispers were beginning to sound from the townspeople as Rafi and Ethan made their way through the square. A few gave nervous waves and quiet greetings, while others remained silent and continued to stare. It didn't take long to pass through the market place. Once they had, the crowd merely went back to whatever they had previously been doing.
Rafi was leading Ethan passed a park area now. It was a large and grassy area filled with flowers. There was also a pond in the center of it.
Many young children were running around and playing in this area. They, unlike the adults, didn't stop what they were doing in order to look and stare at the passing duo. The kids seemed to care less about there being a human in their village.
Their moment of attracting no attention didn't last long, however. The pattering of small feet caught Rafi's ear and the naga looked ahead to see three children running towards Ethan and himself. From the looks of them, they were siblings, two boys and a girl. They were each around seven years old. Triplets, no doubt.
The boy leading their charge had green eyes and brown hair that was shoulder length and pulled back into a ponytail. On top of his head sat a pair of floppy dog ears, white in color, with brown spots. He also had a matching tail.
The second child, also a boy, had blue eyes and brown hair, which was cut short around his cheeks. He, too, had floppy dog ears and a tail the same color as his brother's.
The final sibling, a girl, had violet eyes and white hair that came to around her waist. She was the smallest of the three and seemed to be something of a tag-along. She also had puppy ears and a tail like the other two, but hers were brown in color and white spots.
The trio looked like a mini pack of trouble-makers. Rafi came to a stop as the puppies approached and a smile came to his face. He seemed to know these children. They came bouncing up to he and Ethan, yipping and panting, pawing at them and chattering like kids their ages usually did.
"Ooh! Rafi, Rafi! I found this huge bug! I catched it in a jar and I think I'm gonna keep it as a pet!" the boy with the ponytail said with a big grin.
"Bugs are so gross! Ugh! That's all you ever think about, Kodi, yucky things!" whined the girl, who was latched onto Rafi's free arm.
"They're just gross to you, Ali! We tried to get you to stay home, but you never listen," chimed in the other boy, who stood by Ethan's leg. He stuck his tongue out at his sister and she did the same in return.
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