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It was on his second run that she had seen him, after he had sat down for a break. He was exhausted, his legs heavy, heart pumping as he gasped for air. It would take some time but he was sure that he was doing the right thing. How else would he make gains if he wasn’t always pushing himself to go further. Speed wasn’t a factor for him, he didn’t want to become a racer, he wanted to be able to last in the cage match long enough to come out victorious. If he could stay moving while others were tired then he would have an advantage. That mixed with the fightings down at the docks surely he would at least have a chance to win.
Then someone approached him, who he couldn’t see. He had to wipe the sweat out of his eyes and then turn to see who it was. A pale half-human like he was. Well not exactly, she was the antithesis of his tanned natural appearance but they both had a mix in there blood. He was to tired to actually say anything but he nodded when he was asked if he wanted a jogging partner. He did manage to get out his name ”Dzie” he turned to look at her and nodded. She was on the side of his face that wasn’t scared, when he turned it was all to obvious that he had a giant burn mark on the other side of his face. An appearance that many people thought made him look unfriendly, and even scary.
He did as she asked and slowed to a walk taking many deep breaths in. But slowly his heart rate began to slow. It felt better then just stopping and sitting down, that made him feel even more exhausted. He decided that from now on he’d always slow down to a walk for a while before stopping. ”Something like that” he smiled as he started getting his breath back. He had to gasp to get the words out however. ”I would like some company, thank you very much.”
He held out his hand this time and re-introduced himself ”The names Dzie Towen, nice to meet you.”
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