He quickly grabbed his things that were laid ready for him at the entrance to his cottage, readied his shoes as he slept with another pair earlier, and called for the sleeping raptor: “Hey, Coda! We’re going..!” The raptor came in haste by his call, landing atop Hyōen’s shoulder and peeped happily. Today was a bright day, and as he exited the cottage, things looked more peaceful than at night. That was an obvious effect, though, as things used to look much gloomier at night wherever you were, but it was nonetheless a time to sigh in relief after tonight’s carnival. He wondered if it was still running like crazy.
He suddenly remembered that Ana had promised to meet him somewhere; she was planning to go to Dahlia Town, a place that Hyōen had never been to before. It caught his curiosity when he heard of that place, and he decided quickly to accompany her on the way. Whilst crossing the roads that were made of sand from several walks across the dirty ground, animals began passing the woods in commotion. Hyōen didn’t really know why, though, but none of them paid a mind to him. He even saw an aurochs pass by without even noticing his presence, despite the fact that those oxen had fascinating senses of smell. Coda felt a weird type of air that moment as she rose her beak up, curious and wondering just like the other animals. The Fire Mage couldn’t feel the same things as the bird, but his thoughts were quickly redirected to his feet as a small serpent tried to crawl the other way in-between…
He found himself atop a treetop in fright by the revelation, sweating like crazy. Coda had flown off in shock by his sudden movement that lead up across the wood, but from there, he quickly spotted the presence of Ana. Rapidly, he proceeded to land at a spot near her, in which his presence was known. His backpack was readied and filled with all sorts of goods. “Hey, there..!” he greeted joyfully.
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