Blacktail Deer Plateau Quite The Goofball

things had changed since he had been away. aditya had been on guard since grayday had told them of his misadventure at the border. and there were new faces, ones he hadn't seen yet.

one of them appeared to be chasing its tail, just a short distance away.

quirking his mouth as he suppressed open laughter, adi moved toward the man, who seemed maybe too old for these shenanigans. still, it was charming, in its own way, and with a low chuff to announce his presence, aditya sat, cocking his head and watching.

"i had a friend who used to say you were never alone, because you always had your tail," he said casually, smiling. "out of sight, mostly, but always there."