Land Down Unda'

"Talk" Walk

He was finally a year old. Which meant he could finally go out on his own! The only catch? He just had to let his uncle know when he was leaving and the general direction he was going. Y'know, just in case something happened. It seemed to be a nice day, and he bounded along in complete excitement. Tongue hung from his jaws, eyes sparkled with delight, long bounding steps were carefree as he charged out into the wilderness. By himself. His body tingled with exhilaration at this newfound freedom! His whole young life he was always accompanied by an adult...er, well...his uncle, anyway. And recently, Rhyme on a couple occasions. But now he was free to go where he wanted without a chaperone! And the world was now at his fingertips.

He didn't know exactly where he was going. He just went in one direction and before he knew it, he was climbing the cliffs near Abaven. It was a good first start, right? Baby steps. He probably could have gone a lot further, but just a small part of him was hesitant. He would start slow. Closer to home. And then he'd work his way further out until he was confident enough to handle himself. He just...needed to learn a few more things before he did that. The growing male climbed to the top of the cliffs, walking dangerously close to the edge as the sea wind tugged his fur. Ignis felt fearless! Then again, he always did. He wasn't afraid of anything. At least, that's what he told himself.

As he neared the point of the cliff, ears twisted to and fro as the wind carried a voice to him. His head turned pretty fast to try and see who it was, the boy being really curious and all. He didn't immediately see anyone though, and briefly wondered if it was his imagination. He continued his dangerous little game of toe the line, and then he heard it again. Crimson gaze searched, and up a little way, he saw her. An ebony female standing pretty close to the edge, and for some reason...it made him a little apprehensive. Him toeing the line of potential death was one thing, but what was she doing? He began to move towards her, slowly at first, until he was able to sort of creep closer. "Hey! You should be careful y'know," He stopped a couple of yards from her, muscles in his legs ready to move if she ended up falling or...well, the thought of her jumping didn't come to mind. But he was ready just in case she accidentally fell or something.