[Doctor Gabriel]

The savage, earth shattering howl of some foul creature roused King Gabriel from his slumber.

Gabriel's head howled in response.

The stench of refuse and decaying produce seemed far more alarming than the sound that had so rudely awoken him, though. He blinked until the sleep and haze had left his eyes only to see a pale moon above and garbage on every side of him.

"Huh..." The Vagrant King muttered to himself as he sat upright upon his magnificent throne of trash, "That's odd. I don't remember falling asleep in a dumpster..."

His Majesty nimbly leapt down from his filthy throne and stretched the stiffness from his muscles. He reached into his long golden coat and stuck a cigarette in his frowning mouth.

Based on the throbbing in his head, he began to deduce as he lit his deathstick, he'd most likely found a local establishment in which to get Royally shitfaced, for Gabriel did everything Royally, and try to find a pretty girl's bed to share for the night. That was how he usually found shelter after all, so the waking up in the garbage either meant there hadn't been any girls up to snuff at said establishment or he'd made too much of a scene and gotten himself kicked out.

That explained how he'd spent the evening, but in no way accounted for the bizarre roar that had awakened him.

Or, more importantly, he realized as he puffed smoke into the cold night air...

"...Where the fuck am I?"

Fortunately, he didn't have to dwell on that uncomfortable thought for long, as the sound of clattering across a nearby rooftop gave him a much needed distraction. It's source, to our dear King's delight, appeared to be a girl, who was scrambling across the shops and homes of whatever city this was like a thin, oversized squirrel.

The Vagrant King smiled and flicked his cigarette onto the cold dirt at his feet.

"Well lucky me, looks like it's a good thing I woke up early," he chuckled to the pair of swords sheathed on his back, "Come on, girls. Let's go see if she's worth chasing after."

At worst, he could at least figure out where he was and what that sound was. But, there was also the possibility that she was cute and in need of a dashing male companion. And, for our Beloved King, that was all the motivation needed.

Gabriel didn't really care what the outcome might be. He bounded up a nearby fire escape and leapt across to the rooftop he'd seen her on a moment ago.

When you got down to it, there was only one thing that The Vagrant King Gabriel detested above all else and that was boredom.

So he gave chase across the roofs of a city he didn't recognize after a girl he'd never met. Simply because, it was better than being bored.