Emberwood alone in a world you must despise

Tagging @Gypsy but open to others! They're travelling together. He ends up where Emberwood meets the Herbalist Cache.

Having reunited with his sister, it was with great surprise that he found her missing in the following hours. They had departed the lakeside together and moved through the night, but somehow as they both came upon a river he noticed her absence. With a narrowed eye he scrutinized the dark that crept behind him, wondering if she had doubled back — but then he chose to cross the river and head further north, eager to find shelter for the night. By the time morning came she was still absent, and his hunger had grown considerably. The trees that housed him were bright, tall things; he was at home among them for a time, inspecting the piles of detritus at the forest floor while moving through it. As he came upon the northern edge of the Emberwood he thought he saw movement so he plunged beyond, his steps a chorus of thunderous applause as he rounded upon the entity with the full intention of grabbing at it in the dark, ready to devour.