find your own way

Mortis gave his direction and kept walking, waiting for the moment Aure decided to follow him. He really, really wanted his brother to trust him, even this little bit, even cautiously. come on, come on he chanted mentally, and almost cheered with the sound of Azure’s steps started after him.

His brother's cautious question made the winged boy scrunch up his nose. He didn’t have a good answer for his brother, and he probably didn’t look as confident as he wished he did. He stumbled and shuffled through the darkness of the cave, and smacked his head on a stalactite. “Cause it smells differently, can’t you tell?” he asked, as though it should have been obvious, even though it really wasn’t. He wanted Azure to think he knew what he was doing. Besides, with all his thoughts on impressing Azure, he didn’t have much room left to be scared.