Moonlit climbed out of the mouth of the dungeon, but it was a different exit than she used to enter. "Damn." She looked around the area, trying to figure out where she was. "Marmalade, does this place seem familiar?" She turned to see her precious orange baby sleeping on her back. Moonlit sighed, not having the heart to wake him, and decided to just look for town herself.

She trotted away from the hole, carrying with her a few random baubles she found in the dungeon. A few odds and ends, seen as useless by her. Moonlit knew better - one man's trash is another man's treasure, after all. It would be worth an attempt to sell it for more coin before she tossed them away.

As she trotted, she heard something behind her, turning to see a large toad. The toad rubbed its eye and croaked at her, and Moonlit blinked in surprise. "Oh. …Hello." She said, creeping up to the unbothered toad. "Where did you come from? Did you follow me out of the dungeon?" The toad's eyes blinked at different rates, making Moonlit shake her head. "Well, I hope you enjoy the surface." Giving the toad a polite smile.

The toad lept forward onto Moonlit's head, making her jump. The toad simply crawled up and sat down between her ears. "Oh… no, I'm sorry, I already have a companion." She said, gesturing to her little Marmalade. "But I'm sure I could find you a friend if you'd like. I'm heading for the nearby town." The toad croaked, but whether that was in response to her, or if it was just random, it was hard to tell. Moonlit shrugged. "Okay, I suppose." Before trotting off.

It took an hour before Moonlit found the town, but the toad seemed happy to just relax on her head either way. Marmalade yawned as he finally woke up from his nap, looking up and giving a trill of surprise as he saw the toad. Now, Marmalade is a smart cat, and he knows when another animal is trying to steal his momma from him. Marmalade's ears pinned back, and he stood up, climbing up and giving the toad a little bap with his paw. The toad flinched, then turned and croaked at the orange fur ball in righteous indignation.

"Oh, you're awake, Marmalade." Moonlit gave the kitty a smile. "Good morning." Marmalade paused at his momma's voice, purring a little, before the toad expanded its throat at him, making him jump.

"Ah-ah! None of that!" Moonlit spoke, moving her head so the toad slides down to her snout. "No fighting." The toad gave a frustrated croak, before climbing back up to sit on her head again.

"Moonlit!" The mare's ears perked up as she heard someone call her name.

"Robin?" Moonlit blinked as she saw the stallion in question running up to her with a big grin.

"You're finally back! Where have you been?" He greeted her, pressing their foreheads together with a playful whinny.

"I went on my first dungeon-crawl, is all." Moonlit replied with a big grin, gesturing with her head to the items she'd tied around her sides.

"Woah! Neat!" Robin replied, clapping his fetlocks in glee. "You must've had an amazing adventure!" Just then, before Moonlit could reply, the toad lept off her head and landed on Robin's. The two horses jumped, and the toad casually climbed up and sat between Robin’s ears, just as it had for Moonlit.

With a casual croak, the toad settled down.

"…Woah, neat!" Robin said after a moment of quiet, chuckling. "Looks like I have a new friend!" Moonlit chuckled, while Marmalade glared at the toad, tail raised as the cat lay down victoriously on his momma's back… and immediately start napping again.