[P] We all need somebody to bleed on

[Eik]

The persistence and the allure of night finally, slowly, caves to the sun.

Another sunrise.

(remember when you thought you'd never see one again? Remember when you didn't want to?)

The scarred traveler, sun on his face, stops for a moment to feel the pulse of the dark heart of his world, and the preoccupations that circle it,
fluttering like insect wings.

He smiles, thinking that he is on a fool's errand, and how well the title fool suits him. And then he turns his face to the mountain pass before him and he begins the climb. The rock here is different stuff than the sandstone of Elatus Canyon, and the path more treacherous than Veneror Peak, but he puts his head down and confidently winds his way up the mountain, step by step.

It is nearly noon when he reaches the top, scarred flanks darkened with sweat. The air is thin and cool and he inhales deeply, paying attention to the way his chest feels as it fills and then empties. The dried sweat, sand, sage smells of Solterra cling to him after the past few days of travel, and he knows soon it will be loamy soil and pine. There are a number of deer trails that split away from the main path here- he takes one leading to the south and follows it through some woody shrubs to a flat clearing. The trail splits again here into bunny trails, and he suspects there are mountain caves further along the ridge. But what commands his attention is the stunning view of Denocte, sprawling and wild and vast.

Eik's heart aches and sings at the same time. The promise of new land, unexplored by himself, thrills him- but with every new sight is the reminder that he will never again see the things he lost. This time, though, he is not just wandering a new path. This time he is looking for something. Someone. His reasons are many, but none are particularly compelling other than cut and dry curiosity.

"Where could you be," He murmurs to the wind, old friend, as he looks across the hopelessly large landscape before him. The plan is to make his way to the night court, pick through whatever rumors and stories he can get, and hopefully track down the ancient one from there. He isn't terribly concerned about finding her, for seeing a new realm is worthwhile in and of itself.

Eik has the faintest idea of it, but he will never really grasp the intricacies of the unseen world. He knows there is no such thing as luck or fortune, but fate? How could you not wonder, after days like today?

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There is no better way to know us
E I K
than as two wolves, come separately to a wood

@Grainne meh so I wasn't sure how he'd find her so he's just taking a break on the mount, thinking about his lame game plan... sorry its a bit cliche x_x