[Finding a cat in a forest will be a tall order, especially if it's getting dark and doesn't belong to the child. But he promised to help, so he'll pull away in an attempt to begin the search]
[It's okay, because contractually nothing bad will happen to this cat. Anyway, he's not versed enough in animals to even know that a cat shouldn't be in the woods, so he doesn't look too troubled.]
I think it's a stray. It must be scared of people.
[meanwhile Archer is trying to decide if he should spill the beans or hope that this particular cat will be able to navigate a forest filled with potential predators...
Though hearing it's a stray is actually a plus in this regard]
If it's a stray, it will likely be able to take care of itself.
I see nothing wrong with that, if that's what you want to do.
[This isn't a situation where a huge cat population is killing off the local environment; it's only one stray cat so Archer will be merciful in his assessment]
That might be enough to coax it out and trust you.
[He doesn't even understand the advice to be worried about something dangerous because he has never been truly physically threatened by anything in his life. It's going to be fine.]
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[Finding a cat in a forest will be a tall order, especially if it's getting dark and doesn't belong to the child. But he promised to help, so he'll pull away in an attempt to begin the search]
What color was the cat?
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[It looked familiar to him, somehow.]
It was white.
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[Huh. Well. Something to ask her about later, perhaps.]
Alright, let us begin. You take the parts of the forest to the left, and I will take the right.
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[Well, he'll go looking around in the area to the left, and calling out for a cat, but it doesn't make an appearance.]
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... I'm afraid there's little I can do.
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I think it's a stray. It must be scared of people.
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Though hearing it's a stray is actually a plus in this regard]
If it's a stray, it will likely be able to take care of itself.
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Do you think it's wrong to feed it? If it's a stray?
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[This isn't a situation where a huge cat population is killing off the local environment; it's only one stray cat so Archer will be merciful in his assessment]
That might be enough to coax it out and trust you.
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[He seems a little nervous about it, though.]
But if she wants to hide for a while, that's okay, too.
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[He hasn't seen anything dangerous in the forests yet, but just in case...]
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I'll be careful.
. . . Thank you for helping me.
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[With a slight bow]
What is your name, child? You can call me Archer.
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[. . . ]
Are you always a horse, Archer-san?
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[A gentle correction]
And no, not always. I was born in this form but there have been... unique situations that have allowed me to appear human.
[A brief laugh]
I suppose this is not one of those times.
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[But since he sees spirits, he's very used to seeing strange looking people, so he isn't very thrown by it, either.]
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[So he's used to it.]
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Which ones, if you do not mind my prying...
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[All just weird urban legend ghosts, all but one fake.]
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[Which means they're probably not in the same league as Chiron, or so he's gonna assume from this brief conversation]
Regardless, I'm glad to see you are not put off by my form. Most humans would likely have fled from me.
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Most people are frightened of ghosts, too. But I see them all the time.
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