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❝Let the soul leave
before the wind sears
You upon the hollow belly
with its nails so keen
shaped by the volcano’s obsidian
raised drinking glass❞
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Niall looked over at the man that was once again having a conversation with a bird. He chuckled lightly at the silliness. He was one to talk though. He had conversations with the little one to and he made little bird noises. Niall was always one quick to criticize others. He did find the trait the man displayed kind of.... sweet. This man was strange beyond measure but he seemed so innocent. It had been a long time since he'd seen someone like this stranger and they were usually children. It was refreshing that there were still people out there that weren't touched yet by the harsh realities of life. He wished he could be as carefree as Keisuke. He didn't want to worry all the time. He shook his head and finished packing his things before he hoisted his bag up onto his shoulders again.
"Yup. We are going to head towards the village to grab supplies," he answered. When he turned to look at the man, he was already walking in the wrong direction. He couldn't help but laugh. "No, no. You are going in the wrong direction. Follow me. Honestly, how did you survive out here by yourself? You would have been walking in circles," he grinned. He motioned for the man to follow him as he began the trek towards the disturbed village.
Little Eos herself was chirping happily at her parents. She wove between them and circled their feet, occasionally nipping at their clothes. She was full of energy this morning and she refused to be picked up. She wanted to walk like her caregivers. Besides, being on the ground allowed her to play with them. She almost tripped Niall a couple of times and he had to stumble to keep himself from kicking the bird or falling over. "Eos! Careful! You are going to make me step on you!" he chided. Eos chattered at him and moved out of the way as Niall tried to pick her up and end her chase. He rolled his eyes as she hurried to start circling around Keisuke and nip at his shoe laces again. She really was aiming to make one of them fall over wasn't she? Silly little bastard.
"All right, Keisuke, we are going to have to be careful when we head into town. I feel... something off. We may encounter trouble so stay on your toes and don't give any indication of being 'strange'. We are going to have to hide Eos some way. Probably best to put her in our clothes. Your clothes look more open. I think your overcoat would do a good job. Make sure she doesn't peak out or anything. Might get a bit hot but you can't let her out. The town will go nuts and I don't want to deal with a mob of people trying to get at her."