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A single sigh escaped Lepau's lips. "Treporito..." he muttered, exasperated. Though he was quite tired already from Treporito's apparent determination to slow things down and procrastinate using anything he found, Lepau insisted to himself to be patient. "... Come on, Treporito. I do want to end up in the city before it gets dark."
Smirking, Treporito continued climbing up a tree. "Why?" he asked, a look of innocence upon his face as he climbed, almost like a little child. "The night has never hurt anyone, Lepper. And-"
"Don't call me Lepper. Please. It's Lepau." Lepau interrupted, becoming increasingly frustrated. "What has gotten into you today? Do you not want to go to the city?"
Treporito shrugged, hanging off a branch, swinging a little, before hoisting himself up, grabbing a higher one. "Not in particular." he replied. "I'll go with you, Leppe- I mean, Lepau, but why do you even like it? It's loud, smelly and cramped."
Lepau gave Treporito a stern look. "Much like my views of the forest." he replied.
It wasn't usually in Lepau's nature to be cynical or abrasive in speech, but Treporito was an exception. Lepau was still too polite to refuse his company, so being a little rude was the furthest he could go. And besides, even if he DID tell Treporito to leave him alone, there'd be little chance of that acheiving anything.
"Now come on. Seriously." Lepau groaned. "We NEED to get to the city."
Treporito shook his head. "You mean, YOU need to get to the city. Go on, go, and I'll see you there."
"Fine!" Lepau grunted, turning around and walking away. He knew Treporito would play some trick, sneak up and do something... but that was as far as Treporito's predictability went.
It only took approximately half an hour before the trees began to clear, and the city walls appeared over the horizon. Sighing with relief, Lepau looked behind him to check if Treporito had followed... well, he couldn't see Treporito, but that meant nothing. Lepau took a few further steps, still looking behind him.
"Boo!" came a voice from in front of him, and Treporito swung down from the branch, hanging upside down with his legs.
Lepau jumped a little, but knew he should have seen it coming. "Are you quite done?" he breathed, pressing his palm against his own forehead.
Treporito smirked. "No. But I'll save the rest for later, how about that."
Halfway across the fields, Treporito groaned. "I'm tired." he complained sarcastically.
"No, you're not." Lepau replied, knowing full well that Treporito was just putting this on.
"Yes I ammmm." Treporito whined, and sat down on the grass.
Two steps later, Lepau turned, frowning. "Oh, seriously, now, Treporito. Get up."
Treporito shook his head. "Bring me a drink of water and I'll consider it. Oh, how about some bread?"
"We can't afford that if we're going to make the journey on my wallet alone." Lepau grumbled. "Look, it's a little bit further. I'll leave you behind again."
Treporito shook his head. "Is that wise?" he asked. "You sound like you need reminding about that time with the bear... or perhaps the wild boar? Oh, right, and did you forget about that group of bandits?"
Lepau seethed with frustration. "Treporito..." he uttered, clenching his fists. He would never throw a punch, but he was certainly aggravated.
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