Ankyra Sound into the rainbow vein

while it might have been safe to say that illidan wasn’t interested in any playdate that had been set up by his mom, it was just as easily said that things could change. he was not the type to dive into situations with a positive attitude. rather, the dark-hooded young man preferred to expect the worst out of any new scenario. he had found that it provided him with a more realistic outcome.
 
it was not until the other boy mentioned that he had come from a plateau that illidan found himself entirely invested. he cupped his ears forward and canted his skull just slightly to the right. the sharp yellow of his gaze was latched tightly to the slate-cloaked lucca. when he mentioned that the name of the pack had been something about a red bird, the ghost knew that it wasn’t with liri and kavik. still, there was something else that caught his attention – something that he thought was different.
 
“you willingly left them? wasn’t that hard?” he asked, but his tone had softened some. “and yeah, i was born here but… i haven’t lived here my whole life.” that was a story for another day.