Journeying Parent and Child

Journeying Parent and Child (Tabisuru Oyako, 旅する親子) is the first episode of the Somali and the Forest Spirit anime series.

Overview
Golem meets Somali, who together have been searching for humans. In a large city, wandering off after a cat, Somali is found by him before they continue their search.

Characters

 * Golem
 * Somali

Summary
The Golem, a guardian of the forest comes across a young girl called Somali. Raising her, they have been visiting cities where they arrive at the largest one yet.

As Somali eats, Golem explains to others present that they are searching for humans. Considered food, Golem has Somali disguised as a minotaur as citizens think back to the war between them and humans.

Staying at an inn, Golem sees to stitching Somali's horn back onto her cape, and shows other protective behaviour when he hears a noise from outside.

Shopping for supplies, Golem barters with a merchant selling precious stones, having some of his own to give in a financial transaction. Not receiving as much as he was expecting, Golem opens his golem eye which is capable of analysing the structure of an object. Identifying many of the goods on sale are either not what they say they are, or composite materials such as gold being made largely of copper, Golem manages to gain the money for the goods he was giving in exchange for his silence.

He then notices that Somali has wandered off, and she has found the cat she was following can speak. Whilst she takes to petting the cat, she hears that her smell reminds her of food that the cat eats.

Scanning the city, Golem finds Somali before the cat can figure out that she is a human girl. Leaving, Golem instructs her to take his finger having noticed that behaviour between parents and their children in the city.