Savra immediately responded to this with concern.

"Eke, what's wrong!?" they asked.

"Can I help!?" they exclaimed further.

"Oh no, oh no..." they mumbled.

"Sh-should I get your friend!?" they then asked him.

This did not seem to reassure them.

"...that's not good..." he said.

"What if what I did made it worse!?" they then exclaimed.

"What if I just made things worse for you!?" they asked, turning away and huddling in on themselves.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" they said further, sounding ready to cry.

"...." Savra looked back and was silent for a moment.

There was a puff of smoke around them suddenly, and they were suddenly in the form of a large (bigger than Eke) wolf with bluish-grey fur, and gorgeous sky-blue eyes.

They walked over and nuzzled Eke softly with their nose, trying to lay their head into Eke's lap.

This was something Savra defaulted to when they wanted to comfort someone. They hoped that having a 'dog' to hug and pet would help. Plus, it was their natural form, too.

Savra just continued to let Eke hug them, and gently licked some of the tears off of his face.

They said nothing, and just let Eke release the pent-up wellspring of emotion that he had kept back.

As they did so, they took a more proud and dignified stance... but this meant one thing.

They were now committed to protecting Eke. They were now a guardian.

And they were being there for Eke, as well as watching out for danger. Their mind was made up.

"......" Savra was silent as they heard that.

They weren't sure it was good for Eke to be keeping such a secret. But it was not their place to say. Not yet, anyway.

As such, they laid down in a bit of a circular way, and allowed Eke to get comfortable, using them as a pillow, and their fur as a blanket of sorts.

Ryker came out looking for them, saw what was going on atop the roof, met eyes with Savra, and then went back into the RV.

"Hm." he mumbled.

"Well, whatever." he said, wondering about Eke.

Savra woke up from sleeping, and looked down at Eke as they called out.

A few seconds later, Ryker stepped out of the RV.

"Oh yeah?" he asked.

"Think so, eh?" he asked further, as Savra got up and stretched their body out.

"Well, then let's pack up and get a move on." he told Eke.

"...." Ryker was just silent, as Savra jumped down off the roof of the RV.

"No scratchmarks up there?" he asked.

"No." Savra replied, shaking their fur a little and stretching again.

"All right, guess we're a party of three now." Ryker commented.

"Where to next, you think?" he asked Eke.

"Drive until we find another place to camp, find a place to eat, whatcha want?"

Savra followed Eke inside, and plopped down by his feet, curling into themselves.

Ryker followed the two of them, making sure they left nothing behind, before shutting the door to the RV and getting ready. Once things were secured, he got into the driver's seat and turned the ignition.

"And we're off." he said.

He then looked at Eke and Savra, before smiling at the former.

"Sleep well last night?" he asked, pulling away from the campsite.

Ryker just chuckled.

"We'll find a place with large portions. Or a buffet." he replied.

"Then we'll be on the road again." he went on.

"Anyway, at least last night's over and done with." he then mumbled.

"...and we have a new traveling companion."

Ryker just raised an eyebrow.

"Uh-huh." he said.

"Suuuuuure." he said further with a smirk.

Savra just responded by raising their head up and placing it in Eke's lap, still with their eyes closed.