Little soldier boy Titus had taken off with his sister early in the morning. The earthquakes had woken him and he subsequently woke up Sprig and prodded Andrei and Prose awake. The ravens were currently overhead and the boy and his Wolverine were padding with grins. The landscape here was so different than home. It had been a long journey but the kid was in good spirits. An adventure was just what the kids needed and he promised Sprig it would be cool. They could go get a bunch of plants for her and maybe he could get something cool for their mom on the way back. Maybe Bowen would like a lizard or a cool skull or something. His mom would definitely love that. The spires before them had to be crawling with them, it was warm here too. A grin was thrown back to his sister, "Isn't this place cool Sprig? Told ya we would find something cool today." His grin was ear to ear as he moved. Walk, "Talk", Think Come marching home

Something strange would happen, especially now that she had parted ways from her sister and was making her way back home. The night was full of tremors, and when she awoke that morning things had changed. A sky of crimson, and a sun that seemed to hover at the horizon. Elowen wasn’t sure what to make of it. Paws lead her through Boreas, expecting to pass through the land and wind up back at the Hallows. But no, they had led her to another land. The spires that reached out of the ground were intimidating, towering high into the skies.

She considered turning back, at least until the familiar scent of the Hallows, and pups, reached her nose. El’s eyes widened as she began to trot through the land, and soon she located them. Two children, maybe half a year old. She approached them slowly, hoping she wouldn’t startle them. “You are from the Hallows…” Her voice was soft. “I am Elowen Carpathius, Artorias’ niece. What are you two doing out here?” Without their mother…? She looked around. Everything about this land, and meeting these kids, felt off.

"Speech," 'Thought.'

She had awoken late in the night but she and Titus had remained hunkered down in safety until dawn. Or at least what looked like dawn. The light just wasn’t quite right as they emerged from the castle. Their pale ravens at their sides to help protect the pair, the pups were off on a long adventure. Spriggan didn’t think her paws had ever hurt so much by the time they arrived in the strange land. She still wasn’t certain they were close to solving the mystery but her brother was right, there was certainly something interesting to be had from traveling all of this way.

Titus seemed eager and excited about this strange place, but Spriggan’s paws hurt and everything was weird to the point of disturbing. The tiny girl didn’t want to ruin his fun though. "Yeah, it’s so different.” She replied as her brilliant blue and lavender eyes surveyed the landscape, only to find a stranger bounding up to them. She explained who she was and demanded an answer out of them, claiming to be a cousin.

"Exploring, of course.” She answered matter of factly as Prose swooped down to land beside her. Eyes sharp and accusatory.

"Spriggan Carpathius"

Little soldier boy He could only grin and continue leading his sister on their little trip. "Bet we can find you some cool plants here." He didn't care that the sky was different here. Didn't care that they were very far from home, he had a good sense of direction and would keep them both safe. Plus if there was any trouble his paranoid raven Andrei would start screaming and find an adult that would have them helped in no time at all. The earth shaking and quaking hadn't even scared the fiery boy. His little auds were pricked and eyes set in determination to explore. He wanted to see what was up with those spikes. But as he was about to bound away and lead on he was stopped by a for coming towards them. He set his eyes forward on them fiercely, which probably looked cuter than he intended. His need to keep his promise to Bowen had him stepping partially in front of the smaller Sprig. They weren't in pack lands and anyone could be dangerous. Nikolai even stepped up next to him, mirroring him as he lead the wolverine by example. The stranger made themselves out to be a Carpathian and he looked at her skeptically, as if measuring if she lied to him. Sprig made an answer for her as Prose came down. Andrei he could glimpse still overhead but could hear his worried croaking. The bird was a worrywart, not that he didn't have good reason to be. "Titus Carpathias, and we are like my sister said exploring." Just because he didn't trust her didn't mean he would forget his manners. Though he would stay ready to defend Sprig while she ran for help if he needed to. He threw a glance at Sprig briefly to see what she thought, but he wasn't gonna put his sister in a circumstance she didn't feel comfortable in. His eyes stayed on Elowen otherwise though. She claimed to be a cousin and he guessed he could see a resemblance but one should still be careful always. Maybe he read too many stories with bad guys though. Walk, "Talk", Think Come marching home

The answer the children gave wasn’t surprising. They were exploring, much like she had been drawn to this strange land as well. But these children were a long way from the Hallows, far away from the place they called home. And the girl… Elowen cast another look at her. Her body appeared to be part plant, and El couldn’t figure out if she was alright or not. With a small sigh, she gave a nod. “I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. These lands are pretty weird.” The Carpathian woman straightened a little and offered a smile at the kids.

“I know you two don’t know me, but I’d be honored if we could explore together.” An excuse to watch over them, at least partly. “And if I might ask, what are your names?” She’d let them lead the way, but she’d be on the lookout for danger. As the stillness in the area suddenly brought wind, Elowen’s fur bristled. Maybe she was just being anxious, but something told her to not let her guard down here.

"Speech," 'Thought.'