On Probation
Octave mostly kept to himself, he'd learned some things via osmosis; it was impossible to avoid the reality of his living situation. Some he'd learned from Allegro sharing important information with him, but in truth, he mostly stayed out of the way of the alpha's skirting them when he could tell they were coming near. He claimed it was because he didn't want to be in their way, Noko snorting every time he said that, but in truth, he just didn't want to have to deal with them one on one yet. He was already feeling a bit overwhelmed being in such close proximity to so many strangers and he couldn't help but feel even more shy around the alpha's, they just intimidated him so much.
For the time being Octave was sticking close to his den, which was fine by him since he'd picked a verdant spot that had a decent amount of herbs for him to gather and practice with. So maybe it was fate or rather bad luck that Abaven's newest face had been sequestered here. But Octave hadn't known she'd be here, though he hadn't failed to notice the strange scent.
Octave hadn't ever met a big cat so her unfamiliar scent didn't yet trigger any fear in the boy, though he made a point to avoid running into her, as he did everyone. Not that that was totally possible of course, he'd already be forced to literally face his fears. Today that'd be pushed to its breaking point. "So I'm stuck in this tree, the nest right in front of me and these birds swooping in on me and the troop hooting at me from the ground when-" Noko had been chattering away from her usual perch between his shoulder blades, stopping short only when she was jolted forwards by Octave's sudden stop. The lemur grumbled but at this point she was more than used to having her day disrupted by Octave's sudden bouts of fear, she climbed up to peer over his head a shocked expression on her face and she was suddenly as frozen as Octave. "Cat..." She muttered uselessly.
Octave & Noko