Arrow Lake rivers and roads

stigmata trailed anxiously after mahler's most recent set of tracks, his tail lashing in agitation and his ears were set forward intensely. his concerns were torn between the recovering ketzia and the ready-to-pop takiyok, leaving him in desperate need of assurance from his kill-brother that neither of them would be lost to him.

as he made a rather sudden appearance on scene, mahler had just finished speaking, and stigmata froze briefly - looking quite ruffled and sunken eyed, like he hadn't slept in a couple nights - as he unhappily tried to decide if he wanted to let an additional party in on his private insecurities or not. but when he looked towards the prim advisor, lady ruenna, she seemed halfway about to speak herself, so he remained quiet and canted his head - suddenly concerned about this new thing set before him, and forgetting briefly why he had approached to begin with.

"what is going on?" he asked with a low note of concern; wariness sounding unusual on his tone.