Raven's Watch Mr. Lonely

He had left, not because he wanted to, but because he was ambitious. He knew that while the Teekon Wilds was an oasis, a mine of paradises, he would only ever find the right people to join him elsewhere. Peace reigned over these lands, strong, enduring peace that Bane deeply respected, but peace was not his style. Bane needed that tinge of chaos in his life to spark it up and give it a purpose, and so he'd taken to himself the task of disrupting that Teekon Wilds' peace.

Sure-footed, the ice beast made his way back up the silver ranges of the Sunspear Mountains. Like never before he felt the energy flowing through him pull him towards the place he'd claimed like his home, and his chest longed to return. That had been his own. For the first time ever, Bane Blackfeather had built something on his own, and he treasured it like a monument of his grandeur. He was conscious that his departure could easily fuck it all up, but

Athan! calls Bane at the first glimpse of the silver ridgeback perched atop the watch's tower. He'd grown fond of Athan (despite his aversion towards the other boy), and seeing him still standing in his guard brought him joy. Athan's presence meant that he hadn't come too late and that his influence had been deep. Where's the other boy? he asked, not seeing the potential displeasure that he could cause by doing so.