It's all so incredibly loud

Bronze had taken to wandering just beyond Incendium's borders, testing the slightly relaxed freedoms that he and his siblings had earned as they grew older. He hadn't ever gone this far south before though. The landscape shifted slightly, pines growing sparse all around him as another forest cropped up. These trees were different than the tall pine trees he was used to though. They were quite large but seemed thicker than the sort he was used to, with lots of branches too, some almost low enough for him to climb. He wasn't really the sort to test his luck with things like climbing, though so Bronze decided against it. He wanted to grow strong and protect his family, and accidentally breaking a limb from falling didn't sound ideal to him, not at all. Frowning a bit, the blue-furred boy continued on, occasionally pausing to get a better look at one of the trees before pressing on. His movements were slow and deliberate, taking care to sniff out his surroundings. Bronze didn't like surprises and he hoped he didn't stumble into anything completely unexpected out here.