The Sentinels timidly, into a garden

the duo had remained beside the ocean for some time since their arrival in those lands. anu had sought the companionship of others. anti assumed that his friend was working to teach their ways to the strangers of that world. the guardian had remained close to his dearest partner. he had done everything he could to provide a secure environment for the man who would lead them to greatness – the man who would fulfill his destiny. the taste of so many new things had been thrilling and inspiring to the watchful man. he had been placed in a world where he knew very little and had been expected to survive among those who had been born into it. anti had been fearful at first, but he had not experienced anything that had shaken him up and he believed it to be a sign of good fortune.
 
stepping away from the sea, the volgra ventured inland a short ways. when he had scented the forest, he had been filled with a sinking emotion – one that he could never have explained to another soul, even if he had tried. it was not until he had stepped into it and found the magnificent territory in such… disarray, that he understood. fire had swept through their land and had taken everything with it. anti stood on the edge of the wood with sadness in his eyes. he wondered what had happened there and if it would ever be restored to what it had once been.