Chord had to say of the lands he had visited so far these seemed the most bleak. The blackened, dead remains of the forest were rather eerie. The lands were surely the place of stories, though ghost stories perhaps not the grand tales of adventures of a hero. Horror tales certainly were not what the boy had in mind, his grandfather had of course never told them about the darker aspects of life, not in a blunt manner anyway though had still warned them to be careful. Chord would find himself somewhat thankful for that message now, ringing clear in his mind as he continued along his way. Perhaps he would aim to arrive in Abaven sooner than he'd originally planned.
Then again he could be mistaken once more. The steps of another would be heard softly upon the ground, their deep exhale meeting his ears as well. He would turn his attention to look behind and spot the dark coloured female approaching him. She was calm in her approach, not appearing to be a threat yet and Chord would give her the benefit of the doubt and pause his movements to see what she wanted as she too came to a halt and greeted him.
"Nor have I seen you." Chord responded simply, his tone light and a small smile upon his face to show he too meant her no harm not that she had seemed too worried by that possibility in the first place. "I've not travelled here before though I've wandered through various other lands." He would explain, he wasn't exactly new to the area though he didn't often linger in places long enough to makes new friends it seemed.
Catrix or Cat Tricks to her friends. He would likely stick with the first to be honest, though Cat perhaps would make a better nickname really he felt, a shortened version of the name, not it split into two words. "I'm Chord Destruction"
