Since You've Been Gone

Arcturus noticed how Vanille struggled a bit to get out of the hole once it was dug and he went to reach over to help her up, but stopped himself. He didn’t know how she’d take to being touched by a stranger and didn’t want to risk offending her or making her uncomfortable. As he watched her pull herself up though it did make him notice how skinny she was. It made a little, concerned frown pull at his lips for a moment that he quickly hid before he hopped out of the hole himself and they turned to face one another again. He didn’t really know this girl or her situation, but he still internally kind of worried about her. Even with all the moving around he and his family had been doing they still always had something to eat. Did she not have anyone looking out for her?

She pulled his thoughts back to the present when she explained that she was hoping for a deer or two and he nodded in agreement. They were usually pretty easy to find around here and where easy enough to chase into a trap. He took the other end of the trip wire as it was tossed to him, helping her position and press the stake into the ground, pressing in the dirt around it to help keep it firmly in the ground. He was a little surprised when she said that she wasn’t planning on covering up the hole, but her plan for it seemed pretty logical so he gave a little shrug and a nod in response. "Seems good to me.”

"Arcturus Fatalis"