Blackfoot Forest Too hot for sunlight, I will take the shadows

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It has been days since Arverk's disappearance, but grief impaired one's passage of time. Tatsuya did not know how many days have come to pass, having slept a full twenty-four hours before waking up and throwing himself into his duties. Admittedly, he made a habit of marking the less noticeable areas of their bounds before slipping free of Sawtooth Spire's soaring shadow. His search would not end until he found solid evidence of their missing associate. Nanuk, Echelon, and Iqniq could man their borders. If something ever came up, the Epsilon was but a stone's throw away.
INDENTHis pack mates may or may not notice him coming and going. Given Nanuk's orders though, he was positive he could do as he damn well pleased right now. The scope of their search needn't only be within the spire...Which brought him to the Tormented Tarns. Having spent an extensive amount of searching in this area, he moved on to Blackfoot Forest. Tatsuya had not spent much time in this area; it was nighttime back then and the blackness of the forest screamed danger. Cutting through the woodland by sprinting, he had went on with the search. Returning now with the sun high in the sky would be his best bet at finding clues if there was any within the forest. Tatsuya carried on his search glumly, pessimism weighing upon him.
INDENTDipping into an array of wooden and ivied bushes, the Epsilon did what he came here to do. Luminance filtered through the canopy, burning as he passed through each beam of light. The sun was harrowing today. So much so the Epsilon considered staying put within the chilly summits of Sawtooth Spire. Succor paled in comparison to the never-ending worry of the absent whale.
INDENTCrown jolted to the well-known snap of sprigs, sunburst orbs probing. Partially obscured large leaves and shoots and stalks, the giant peeked out through the gaps of lush leaves and bramble. The pale incandescence of fur earned his attention, fixing on to a runty female. It would be unenviable to hide with such a dazzling coat, but the female did not seem concerned with staying hidden. No, she looked the part of an errant traveler taking in the sights. To the female, she would see two flaming eyes staring from the bushes. The sight alone was enough to cause a shudder to rack those of weaker inclination or bristling indignation at being spied upon. Which would this woman be, he wondered.