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Marcus padded along the brick road of the Greenhouse Park singing about his valiant adventures. Slaying dragons, seducing the Goddesses, and saving the Princesses all in a days work. Course, none of these stories were actually true, he just liked to believe they were. Marcus's mother used to read to him fantastical tales of true heroes and knights and he vowed one day to grow up to be one. He would protect the small and weak and save the lovely from the horrible. He would chase the nightmares away from the maidens and awaken them with his true love's kiss.

He'd begun training with the sword at a young age. At first he just practiced with a stick, but he gradually made his way up to a wooden sword that his father had purchased for him as a kit. As he aged he seeked out a master to be taught and now found himself fairly proficient with the sword. He had found regal attire and now walked the streets around the Greenhouses in hopes of finding an adventure.

Upon this day he was patrolling the great Greenhouse Park keeping his eyes peeled when up upon a hill in the shade he spied a fair maiden. He stopped in his tracks and whistled lightly before trotting up to her. "Hello there fair maiden." He bowed. "Are you in need of a hero on this fine day?" He winked playfully at her.

Marcus smiled down at the female who he appeared to have startled from a hopefully pleasant day dream. He awaited her response as he watched her face dawn slowly into understanding, a smile upon his face. Although, the smile began to fade and his eyebrows began to crunch together in confusion as she continued. "I'm not "playing" hero madam, I am a hero! I'm just looking for someone who needs saving." He struck a pose and flashed a valiant smile. "If you happen to know anyone who needs saving, you should point me in their direction."

"Yes, that's exactly what I do!" He raised his head proudly to the sky. He looked towards the sun where Capicorn pointed, shielding his eyes with one paw. "Oh... So no fair maidens then to save today." He dropped his paw and his head with one motion and let out a sigh. "Yet again I have been defeated." His tail swung between his legs, a disappointed look painted upon his face. Then he perked up suddenly. "Well do you need help with anything? An escort home or to the store? Someone to carry something heavy for you?" His large goofy smile returned at the possibility that he could help her. Although none of these were tasks of epic proportions even heroes had to start out somewhere, somehow.

He watched the female, she was actually quite stunning and her coloration added bright colors to the lush summer green area. He nodded as she offered the walk. "I think I can manage that." He chuckled. A normal phox eh? he thought, bemused by the idea.

He laughed again, startled that he hadn't introduced himself. He began to bow to her before quickly remembering he was supposed to be acting as a "normal" phox before he stood up again gruffly and coughed. "My name is Marcus." He smiled at the female phox and offered a paw to be shaken.

As the female walked away he padded slowly and gently behind her, allowing her to lead the way. He was looking around when her jerky movements caught his eye, she seemed upset about something, but of what he was unsure. He frowned lightly, upset to see the female hurting in any way, but as this female had already shown, she didn't need a male to help her along, or to interrogate her for that matter.

As she walked, she talked. That would be okay with Marcus. "I patrol the area every once and a while." He nods at the thoughts of the interesting people he has met on these walks. His favorites were ones such as Capricorn, stunning females that made his adventures seem all that more worth it. He smiled to himself at the thought of the other maidens he'd run into, some had fallen in love with his heroic and adventuring ways, while others, like Capricorn, seemed simply bemused by his thoughts and presence. Maybe one day he'd run into one of these females that would convince him to stick around.

He pondered this thought, "I live about two blocks away from this park within the city with my human and some other phoxes. It's a nice house but people are often busy there, myself included so I'm rarely home. My owner is currently attending University in the city so she's only around in the evenings and during the weekends." He tried to imagine the beach, he'd never been out that far. Maybe he should add that to his patrolling list. "I've never actually seen the beaches before, what are they like?"

He laughed. "Nah, I enjoy the hustle and bustle. I'm one to be out there doing stuff and getting things done." Although he often found himself wondering what he was even doing.

He thought about the words she used to describe it, 'wet and salty' didn't make it sound very appealing. He would enjoy more space though, to wander, practice, save more maidens. He smirked at the thought and enjoyed imagining it all. He was spacing out so much that he didn't feel the moisture rising up through his paws and before he knew it he was waist deep in water. He shook his head and looked around confused for a minute. "Uh... The river I presume."