breaking out

He didn't know what to expect from the child, but it was relieving to see his tail start to wag behind him. Friendly, he labeled the boy in his head, and he was happy to see him apparently. The pup's question did cull the possibility that he knew anything about what was going on, in the same hole that Theron was in. "No, I don't think so. I've never heard of this happening." Being nomadic in his youth, surely he or his packmates should have seen something like this before if it was normal. Eclipses only happened every few years, so perhaps glowing plants were the same, but he doubted it. This was supernatural, he couldn't find any other reasoning.

"Nights normally get longer during the winter, but not this long. The moon hasn't waned any either when it should have long ago." The glowing plants and 'fireflies' were avoidable with caution, but the night sky was a constant reminder something was wrong. Navigation and time tracking was near impossible using the stars and moon now, which was concerning. He had gotten used to taking notes of landmarks to guide himself, but he would always prefer to use the sky when possible. Trees, rocks, and land could change. The sky didn't... until now anyway.

"I was hoping you might know something about it, but I don't think anyone does yet. I haven't come across anything dangerous yet as far as I know though. I've just been keeping my distance." He left out that he had 'eaten' a firefly during his initial research, trying to make himself seem like a credible source. It hadn't killed him, which left him curious if other glowing fauna were edible too or if they would disappear when he captured them as the whisp had. His empty belly felt compelled to try, but the fear of death by poison caused some hesitation.