Oh, Let's Go Back To The Start...

The quake, mild though as it had felt where he was, had come as a bit of a surprise to Eligos, and had brought a flash of alarm as his gaze cut over to where he might be able to see if the volcano had erupted again, but the sky there was clear of the ash and sullen red glare that he had almost expected to find. He relaxed minutely, but he needed to check on his pack and assure himself that none of the caves had been collapsed in the shaking. He had been in the process of that when a weak call for help came from the border - not one of his wolves, and Eligos hesitated to answer it when he hadn't finished accounting for his wolves. But then a second howl rose high pitched and quaverinv. Asmodeus. He left off his check and made his way to the border as quickly as he could manage, but it still took him some time before he made it there. Fel had Deus and was herding him away from the border, where Eli could see the body of a stranger, the lax, waxy stillness of death obvious to his gaze and he dismissed the body to study Deus. The boy was clearly shaken, though that was understandable for having been through an earthquake. What was he doing out here with a dead stranger? "I'm here," he spoke gently as he approached. He didn't assure Deus that he wouldn't be angry about whatever the boy was speaking about, though reassurance was his first impulse, because he didn't know what it was the boy was expecting him to be angry over and for all he knew it could very well be something that did deserve anger. "What happened?" His eyes flicked towards the body and back again, brows raised questioningly.