Great Bear Wilderness A Disheartening Reunion

For Itsy. Also serves as a character change to Hiraku

Apprehensiveness gripped Hiraku as he made his way towards the glen ahead. His brother has been through here, but he could also smell a lot of stale blood. He feared for his brother, for he was never the best fighter. So he was calling himself Scratch. He felt a bit ashamed that he couldn't remember his real name, which grew as he remembered just leaving Kit at the vale. He moved it at the back of his mind as he continued into the glen. He didn't worry too much of a lingering attacker as he had the bird with him. She should be able to see any attackers, and he thought of the two of them on reasonably-good terms.

As he entered the glen, the smell of blood started to mess with his nose. He kept hoping that his brother would be alive, kept wishing that it would be true. Yes, he thought to himself, he survived this long, he should still be alive. With a forced grin, he kept telling himself his brother was fine. Oh, how wrong one could be.