[Location for Home Turf: Dreamer's Col]

Crux was not having one of his better days, like physically. Although that probably didn't help his mental state either. He'd woken up that morning with his hips already aching, and it had taken a very short time of being up and about for the ache to morph into a constant pain. Crux leaned back on his haunches with a groan. The stone walls of the col helping to hold him upright. He'd barely gotten in the mouth of the tunnel before he'd had to just sit. He hated this! No matter what he did, no matter what he could do days like this would always happen, there would always be things inaccessible to him, and he'd always be expected to suffer in private silence. It sucked. Maybe that was part of what had drawn him so much to Cryptis, he didn't need to pretend life wasn't sometimes just hard. Crux tipped his head back, feeling the rough stone pressing against his skull and prayed no one would need him today, no one was looking for him today.

"Speech"

Art by TheStarvingRaven

With a bundle of herbs between her teeth, Ursa headed to the market. There was hope she would be able to trade for something to give to Erik, the young girl often looked behind her. She wasn't ready to tell her family about her new friend yet! Worried that they would tease her or tell her she couldn't be friends with him, Ursa hadn't told them she was heading into the Col. It was of her own prerogative that she was here that day. Her steps were hurried and she wasn't exactly looking in front of her as she moved through the tunnels.

Coming down one corridor, she is stopped when the scent of someone else hits her. Looking before her, she sees her uncle leaning up against the stone wall. She can tell something is wrong, but she hasn't spent a lot of time around Crux to really understand his ailments. Still, Ursa is concerned and being the young wolf she is, she can't allow someone of the pack to just... be in pain. Her eyes are wide as she walks slowly up to him.

"C-Crux? Are you okay?" Ursa's voice is soft as she stands before the boy, tail tucked and ears slightly back.