Ankyra Sound i'll tell you a secret

the majority of those he'd met during his stay along the coast had been extroverted, friendly, and easy to converse with. he hadn't even considered that perhaps his presence was unwanted, for he was far too absorbed in the man's appearance and brawny stature to focus on much else.

in fact, astaroth was so intrigued by the rib markings that he stopped in his pursuit to admire them. they looked familiar, the overwhelming sense of deja vu washing over him. but no matter what corners of his mind he poked and prodded at, he couldn't place where he'd seen them before. and so instead of advancing any further, the inky ghoul remained in place and wondered if perhaps the two of them had met once before.