After searching all of the day court, Venari was halfway round searching the entirety of Novus. It had already been a long journey but he knew it was going to grow longer still. The trek from the day court to this creek stretched before him had been a long and arduous one, taking many hours and draining him of most of his energy. As a result the stallion was cranky and fatigues, his limbs aching at each step. Yet this was something he had learned to work through by now in all his past years of travelling; sleep would cure all ills by the dusk of each day and so he knew he could push himself as far as possible. 

As he approached the bank he craned his neck downwards to meet the earth. His muzzle brushed aside the wet leaves and twigs, a small sound escaping from the nature. He hoped no one was around this creek - his desire to socialise had gone from bad to worse and he truly hated the idea of having to meet someone new and go through the motions all over again. By now, he wanted a familiar face to talk to or he wanted to go it alone. 

Pinning back his ears, Venari registered a loud thud nearby. He could not know for sure what it was, but he rather guessed it was a thundering gait of another equine approaching. But how could it be? It had been only a single sound. Perhaps someone had fallen or smacked the ground; maybe it had been a heavy stone falling or another creature falling victim to a predator. Whatever it was, Venari didn't want to be close to it. Ven then detected the sound of speech, closely followed by another, different dialogie. He scanned the landscape with his azure orbs, trying to detect any sense of motion so that he could better avoid it. Today was not his day so it would seem; his head was all over the place. 

It was then he saw a movement of a black and white pegasus, it's frame large and hulking as it moved. From first sights, it looked like an intimidating creature and Venari didn't much like it. Anxiety pulsed a little within his veins, aiding him somewhat by keeping him alert. It didn't aid him as it bore a hole into his stomach, however. Venari paced forward by a few feet, curious if anyone else was close by (judging by the voices his guess had been two equines) - the thicket had been blocking most of his sight. As his skull peeked round, iced eyes spotted another, smaller horse. It was a simple blend of auburn with unique horns to his but horns all the same. Something also hung around it's neck, but Ven could not make out exactly what it was from this distance. 

Venari stood sentry for a small while, hoping not to disturb them. There was plenty of greenery to search before this stretch anyway, so if he at all could he would sneak away to avoid the inevitable conversations. Turning, he kept his eyes focused on the second stranger he had spotted, distracted from his own footing. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but not so much when it comes back around to say 'I told you so.' Distracted by the equines, Venari failed to noticed the tangle of foliages he had just stumbled into, leaving his foot locked into place unknowingly as he tried to take the next step.

With an undignified thud he crashed to the ground. Thorns pricked his side and his antlers scraped the top layer of earth. The jarring pain at his withers caused him to grunt a little but he managed to pick himself up into a laying position, forelegs curled beneath him. He sat there for a few moments, registering the fact that he had probably alerted the others to his presence. So much for a quiet search. With a sigh, he scanned the ground at much closer quarters, chuckling to himself lightly as he managed to find the silver lining to the situation; if there was a relic here, he would surely spot it in this involuntary position.


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TAGGED: @Rostislav & @Lothaire & Open
NOTES: I hope you don't mind me joining in; feel free to react or ignore him as you both wish I'm easy either way! Just thought I would bring about some more misery to his day lol
TIMELINE: Eleventh relic location, fourth day