Ghouls circling round and round

It frustrated Kuroki to no end to know the s̵̮͆t̷̪͋r̸̼̔ã̴̦n̷̪̓g̷̣̓ë̶̝n̵̮̈́ë̸̺s̸͊ͅs̸͇̚  had afflicted Ashen too. He had a lot of mixed feelings about home, memories good and bad, but the sight of the blue sprites bobbing around even here had his brows pulling into a taut scowl. He looked far too much like his sire, his darker shadow. He made his way through the trees, noting strange markings on the floor, weaving throughout the territory as though it owned the place. Whatever it was, Kuroki had never seen prints like this before. It didn't seem to be of this world.

Spotting Take from between the trees, Kuroki kicked up his pace a notch as he approached.

"Hey. Be careful will ya?" He warned, eyes narrowed.