misanthropic drunken loner

By the time he caught the movement of another body beyond the borders, it was too late to vanish into the night. Not that his paws cooperated quite as well as usual at the moment. Worst of all, it was the Shogun himself. Towering over the yearling male with imposing figure and stoic expression, asking a simple question. One that he was still keen to argue with Hallux over. Slender auds tipped backwards, and his gaze fell to the man's paws. "My apologies, Shogun. I..." but he didn't have an answer. Not a good one, at least. Glancing up at the stern expression that the umber dappled man always seemed to wear, he felt his heart dropping into his paws, and sinking into the dirt with every passing second. "I don't know." he finally murmured, the dark tip of his tail flicking nervously against his inner thigh.

A harsh croak from overhead, Hallux was chiding him without openly saying as much. The wraith lifted his head to make eye contact with the dark parrot high above his head, narrowing his eyes in a not so subtle scowl. When he looked back to the Shogun, the man who had been in power for longer than he had been alive, he found himself meeting the larger male's gaze. Eerie, pale eyes set into dark features both locked with one another for just a moment. And then the dainty male sighed softly and looked away, at something just over the Shogun's shoulder. "I suppose I just missed the Shrine.." he admitted quietly, and he knew Hallux was puffed up with pride over her victory. He'd admitted it, and she had been right. Stupid bird. "Is Ikigai recovering from her affliction?" he questioned softly, tipping his tapered crown ever so slightly in question as his dark brows knit together. She had been so sick when he'd last seen her, and he hoped she'd made it home to get well.

"Pontifex" || "Hallux" || "others"