Deidra picks a guild

It had been a very trying day for Deidra and her faithful sidekick Sir Snackers. She had hoped the initial handling class would help her form some sort of bond with the surly fat hound that had started following her around Ynnis, but if anything he was perhaps more disgruntled. All she had done was try putting a lead on him, and he had promptly chomped it to shreds. The rest of the class was mostly spent ensuring he didn't swallow the thing or bite her hand off. Hounds were quite different in Itona than she had expected and her usual affinity with creatures wasn't working any charms... at least not on Snackers anyway.

Already in a sour mood, she sulked along the road that lead back toward the small inn where she was temporarily residing. The scruffy orange hound waddled along behind her, stopping to poke his nose into anything that looked interesting or edible. Deciding to avoid the open market and the commotion there, she took another route, only to find herself meandering along a row of what appeared to be various themed booths and buildings? People were weaving in and around them, chatting and asking questions and generally making a fuss. Someone called a friendly greeting to her as she passed but she was not in the mood for more spiels. Why was everyone in this town trying to get her to do things and sign up for stuff?

An indignant cry made her pause and look back. Sir Snackers was hurriedly trotting up to her, a whole plate in his toothy grin, treats still sliding off it helter-skelter as he made his escape. An energetic woman was hurrying after him shouting.
"Snackers! No!" Deidra said sternly, reaching for the tray. The hound dodged her easily and trotted away, too dumb to realize he had dropped all the treats. She turned to the flustered lady, embarrassed. People nearby had paused to watch, some snickering while others obviously had opinions about her handling skills.

"I am SO sorry! " Deidra said quickly, looking at the trainer and then helplessly after the rotted thief. "I can get you some more... I'll pay for those..." She muttered. The woman waved her off, "No it's alright. We have plenty... that hound really could use some training though!" She smiled knowingly at Deidra.
"Were you here considering guilds? This is the training guild if you want to come get more info..." She gestured behind her at the course and table Snackers had pilfered. Feeling a little obligated at that point, Dee nodded and followed the woman over. The hound on the course was impressive and their set-up was pretty nice she had to admit.

After watching for a few moments and listening to some of their tips, she managed to break away from the group. Finding herself in a better mood after their encouragement that even a hound like Snackers wasn't a lost cause, she decided to meander around and view the other booths and buildings. It could really benefit her while she was in town to have some allies since learning about Itona was going to be harder than she had imagined. The training guild sounded enticing, for obvious reasons, but she really felt drawn to the expeditioneers. Now those were her kind of people, and she was eager to explore the vast land beyond the confines of the bustling town. Maybe some hiking would do Sir Chubbers some good too.