TERRITORY DISCOVERY | strange and beautiful

His acquiescence was not immediate, but when it came, Anemone could not withhold the smile that came across her features then. Loneliness was not something the triplet was used to, but the feeling had took root within her soul. Anemone did have her friend, Xi, but her presence was not so constant as her brothers once had been. Her shadows. It did not occur to her that she had even felt lonely until Atticus was content to stay in her company, to follow her in the dark. Her eyes were bright, as though a stray ray from the moon or the sun had hit the cold, winter sea.

She shimmies to the side, and frowns when there is no room for him to weasel in beside her. There's a bit more room up there, she informs, and then turns to make her way into the caverns depths. Anemone does not move too quickly so that he can follow her lead, knowing it would be dark until they moved into what she imagined was the main area of the place she had found. Cracks of light littered the floor there, but in the darkness, Anemone would be his navigator. I've been this way before, just a little ways to go...