Call of The Abyss

For what happened so far north into Boreas, it would surprise anyone that it touched the lands as far south as Tojo-Kai. Their little slice of privacy was shaken through the night. Bamboo branches rattles and stalks knocking together to create a haunting cacophony that would disturb any who heard. Akito's first instinct was to ensure the pack was safe. Rounding up the younger wolves and informing them to stay put while he scouted the outskirts of the pack. Whatever this was... It wasn't safe. Meanwhile, at the back of his mind, he worried for Clove and her safety. He held back sending his raven, certain that her father and the rest of The Hallows wouldn't allow harm to come to her, but it still tickled at him. And it would bother him until her own companion showed up, the two birds chattering happily together while news was relayed that she was safe and wanting to meet with him by dawn.

Against the word of the Kaicho that they should stay in place, Akito slipped out from the shadows not a few hours later. Though the ground still shook beneath his paws and the night was unusually dark, he would need time to reach Clove before dawn. Having sent her bird back up to inform her that he too was safe and shortly on his way to meet her, he didn't want to waste any time. Now that the bamboo was certain to be free of evil, he felt at ease enough to leave. Clove was just as important to him now as Tojo-Kai was.

Typically, the journey north would have been comfortable and easy going, his feelings toward Clove clear in his stormy eyes. But as dawn rose over the horizon instead awash with colors of crimson, he couldn't deny how nervous he was about this. What was going on and why?

As they approach, hesitating along the border, Akito looks up toward the towering metal spires with their rust-etched runes. His brows draw closer together in confusion and something else he doesn't want to admit he feels. Instead, he turns to focus on Clove and keeping her safe. She was the adventurous one, the curious one, the one who pulled him from his laid-back and anti-social demeanor. The fact that this place isn't on their maps has him even more worried. How had all these massive shapes just suddenly appeared out of nowhere?

"Don't stray too far," he warns her quietly, eyes lingering on her face before looking out to the new territory once more.