Duck Lake fighting shadows

Open for anyone! I'm going to say this takes place before the search parties go out for Bazi, Swift & Allure. Soo, Ju is just explorin'. :-)

Despite Jorunn's maybe sight of a bear while he was patrolling with Bazi a few days ago he had dared to venture to one of the territories just outside of Jade Fern Grove. He patrolled on his own most of the time, anyway, and so he couldn't rationalize any sort of difference between being in the borders and being outside of them. If he came in contact with a bear well then he was clearly going to have to find the nearest ocean to throw himself into and hope that he was lucky enough to survive a near drowning again ...or he was going to have to stand his ground and face his fear head on. While his fear was not an illogical thing ...and nothing short of perfectly rational he did not want to continue on living with fear as his constant companion. He was rapidly nearing his full height (perhaps even nearly there) though he was still awkward and clearly young. It was time that he ventured out of the safety zone of being near Scimitar and Bazi (though Jorunn was sure to keep her warning at the forefront of his mind, always) and see some of the world. Or at least, stick to the territories closest to the Grove for now, anyway.

The evening was overcast relieving some of the strain on Jorunn's vision, making it easier to pick out details though there was still some struggle. Night was always the easiest time for him to see, but he didn't want to be the oddball that was up all night and slept all day; and Jorunn had been completely colorblind since he could first open his eyes, anyway. He had adjusted and learned to adapt and live around his impaired vision. Nevertheless, he trudged on, towards Duck Lake, curiosity piped by the familiar quacks of the birds as they called to one another. He'd seen ducks before, of course, but he'd never seen so many of them gathered in one place as he drew nearer to the lake, pausing a good measure of feet back so he did not disturb them in their natural habitat. Instead, he fixated his gaze upon them, discerning as much as he could from the distance he left though it was less than satisfactory for him, admittedly.