Wild Berry Meadow he followed

The stranger was as white as Noctura was dark, though he had some hints of low silver here and there — or perhaps that was just the moonlight. The youth was as surprised as Noctura (such had been their shared distraction), but took to it in a very different way.

Thanks to Ryūjin, Asterr and the stars, the Kanpō had reined in his aggressive instincts so much of late that he had no trouble resisting the stranger's violent invitation. Noctura did not react at all to his show of dominance, but replied courteously: nothing at all. For he wagered that the male knew full well that he had not been hiding, so did not disrespect his intelligence by denying it.

With that, Noctura made to move on — but was careful not to let his gaze become tempted by the night's sky again until his peripheral vision was back in check.