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The nobleman fell to one knee, Tobi still pulling on his jacket. "Away!" He tried to shoo the dog away again but Tobi wouldn't let go right off. He kept pulling on the jacket until the material began to tear. As soon as Blade approached Tobi released his hold and resumed playful puppy mode, barking and wagging his tail.

The nobleman was less than pleased with the dog but looked up to Blade as he offered his hand. Taking it he gave a nod. "I think I'm okay." Once he was to his feet he assessed the damage done. His jacket appeared to be ruined, the entire bottom ripped all the way to the pocket. "Stupid dog. Away with you!" He snapped, kicking at the dog. Luckily Tobi was quick and merely dodged to the side, still looking playful like the man had just engaged in a game.

Without warning Tobi leapt forward and pounced the man, this time his tiny size did not matter. His actions caused the man to teeter on his feet before falling back flat. With a happy bark Tobi began to lick at the man's face the nobleman unable to really yell for fear of having a dog tongue thrust into his mouth.

Tobi seemed to hang around despite Blade's shooing. He continued to lick at the man's face for another few seconds before he finally jumped off and bounded away. Taking refuge under one of the tables of a shop next to the art store, Tobi watched Blade and the nobleman encase he was needed.

The nobleman was a mess by the time Tobi finally jumped away. Sitting up rather abruptly, he tried to regain his composure. "Thank you." He replied to Blade apparently thinking he had in fact shooed the dog away. "That dog was persistent. Bloody animal probably needs to be put down and made into a pelt."

Under the table came a distinctive whine but Tobi never ventured to show his face.

The nobleman looked down to assess the damage done to his jacket once again before turning down toward the end of the street as if the place the thief mentioned would pop up magically. "I don't know that I've heard of a good tailor in this town."

As soon as Blade was off Tobi was off to follow him like a little shadow. Keeping pace with the thief the bandit dog watched the little girl approach and get stopped. She had apparently tried to steal stuff they had already stolen, but Blade didn't seem bothered by the fact she had taken anything. Tobi could remember the gypsies that he had lived with would often take in small children like this. They were the best for playing games.

Giving a bit of a whine, Tobi began to chatter and yip like he was trying to speak. He stepped up a bit closer to the thief and pawed at his feet looking back to the little girl.

Tobi gave a bark as if to answer Blade's first question. So it seemed this was Blade's way of helping others. Tobi was okay with that. Grateful he took the piece of jerky, downing it quickly.

With another excited yip Tobi circled about with excitement at Blade's second question, only pausing shortly for the ear scratching. To him this apparently seemed like a fun game. Standing up on his hind feet Tobi almost seemed to dance in place as he waited for Blade to move and show him what he wanted done next. The thief didn't seem to know all the commands Tobi had been taught to follow, but Tobi seemed to understand what the situation called for. Experience if you will.

Tobi balanced on his back feet to look toward where Blade was pointing. Indeed, there were a lot of shiny things there! Barking his confirmation to dance, Tobi wandered over toward the stall and yipped to get the lady's attention.

The woman at the stall seemed focused on the crowd. She pushed her glasses up on her face waiting for anyone to approach. Someone did approach, however, it wasn't a customer. Turning toward the little dog as he yipped her eyes seemed to light up. "Well, hello there."

Tobi barked again, this time standing on his hind legs his front paws held neatly in front of him. He seemed to bounce in place for a moment before he pushed off with his back feet and did a back flip landing on all fours once again.

"Oh my!" The lady seemed content to watch the little dog as he performed for her. "Aren't you just the cutest thing!"

Again Tobi stood up on his back feet and began to dance in circles. Normally he would do this to music, he had done this before in the markets and people would toss coins at him and his owner.

The lady at the stall was none the wiser as Blade made off with some of her more valuable pieces. She was far to focused on what Tobi was doing to even notice that someone had approached.

"You are too cute," The lady cooed as Tobi finally rested, sitting on his rear. "I bet you want a treat!"

Tobi barked to confirm and the lady went about rummaging in her things beside the stall. It took her a moment and in the mean time Tobi just trotted off, following behind Blade. When the lady finally turned back, some bread in her hand, she was at a loss for where the dog had gone.

Happy as a lark, Tobi came to rest beside Blade, an oddly smug look on his little doggy face. He scratched at the bandanna around his neck for a moment before looking back at Blade, eager to know what they would do next.

This time Tobi didn't seem to follow what Blade meant. One ear was up while the other fell back almost giving his face a questioning look. He looked to the guards, back at Blade, back to the guards, and then back to Blade. A few more moments passed while he did this until he finally lifted a paw and whimpered. It was almost like he was asking if he was supposed to do the hurt dog routine. And what was this about a kid? Maybe he meant the little girl from before? Tobi wasn't sure where she had gone but he supposed he could find her.