In the land of obscurity

Starling's ears lifted slightly when he heard Cathaoir's chuckle, soaking it in and reveling in the sound. Yeah, he was pretty sure he had gone insane, somehow. The seconds would tick on, and for a moment he was afraid that Cathaoir wouldnt respond. He would sigh softly, his eyes closing before he felt the other boy begin to speak. Stories of this place? Strange. But then again Starling had never left this place so he wasnt sure if they were strange, abnormal. It could be, everyone came in a variety, right?  Hed blink slightly at the mention of half siblings, and an odd unwarranted feeling filled him, something that was a mix of jealousy and fear. Wherever his siblings were, he'd want to go there, right? Starling couldnt be away from his own siblings, ever, so he understood it. So why feel thsi way?

Blue eyes would blink open again, not knowing when he had closed them, feeling Cathaoir's next request. A story?? He blinked slightly then, but he couldnt refuse a request spoken in that voice. So he was silent for a moment, searching for stories. He had never really been one for fantasy, always had his head too deep in the dirt too listen to fairy tales. But then….he sighed softly, it would have to be something from memory, wouldnt it? But what did he know was that his life was rather boring. Finally he setted on his first adventure. " W-well, wh-when i was a k-kid, b-before my f-first b-birthday, a l-little fox c-came to Abaven...It w-was weird, s-seeing a fox s-so close t-to the p-pack, and wh-what's more, it called for u-us. I d-don't remember why I w-was near th-the border to b-begin with, b-but the fox t-told me of th-this big h-healer's c-convension th-this wolf I h-had never met w-was hosting." He said softly, closing his eyes as he recounted the story. "I-I know h-him now, h-his name is K-Kassander, an-and he's a great h-healer. H-he's staying i-in Abaven now. B-but at the t-time I d-didn't know him, a-and I had n-never r-really le-left the packland. I w-was always a-afraid too. B-but for s-some reason, I had t-to go. So I did." He smiled softly, it was the bravest moment of his young life. "I-it w-was very f-far and it t-took me m-more than a d-day to g-get there, a-and when I d-did there w-were all th-these wo-wolves I d-didn't k-know. B-but oddly en-enough, I wasn't...scared. I-I'm always s-scared, but i-in the f-face of all th-this knowledge, all I f-felt was h-hungry...s-starved t-too l-learn all th-this I h-had never kn-known. I d-don't r-remember what I l-learned an-anymore...b-but it h-helped me know exactly wh-what I w-want to do...e-even if i-it's not the m-most r-respectful th-thing for a boy t-to do i-in a mercenary pack." He said with a soft laugh. "I-I'm s-sure m-my father w-would h-have b-been happier i-if I w-was a w-warrior, but...I th-think he's proud of me.." He mused softly then, brows pinching together. Bass had said it before, but all of Starling's self doubt made him think...no, perhaps...he wasn't happy with him?

"Wh-when it w-was time to g-go home...I got lost." He said with a soft laugh, nearly a breath. "I-i w-was so sc-scared I'd n-never g-get home. I d-don't even r-remember t-telling anyone I l-left...I was s-so excited i just l-left. So h-how was anyone s-supposed to find me?" He sighed then. "L-luckily th-this girl f-found me, and sh-she helped me g-get home w-with the stars...It t-took a wh-while before I w-went out and t-travelled a-again, b-but n-now I m-make sure I kn-know how t-to get h-home." He said with a soft laugh, his voice quieting as he spoke. His own sleep was threatening to take over him, but he wanted to finish his story for Cathaoir, wondering if he had fallen asleep in the process

"Burn Baby Burn" || "Bruciare Bambino Bruciare"