Phoenix Maplewood so, what are you gonna do?

no.

vex's least favorite word in the world is uttered in response to his inquiry about gods; but the frown tugging the corners of the boy's lips down is due to the other matter entirely. he refuses to believe that he made sos up out of thin air; surely there was a connection somewhere whether in kaertok or arbiter's line. perhaps he wouldn't have questioned it so much if sos wasn't so very different than haunt's artemis but they couldn't be any more alike than night and day.

a noncommittal grunt is given at kigipigak's forth comment that he was better off forgetting about it. vex doesn't mention it but he doubts sos is going to untether himself from vex's mind ( imagination? ) anytime soon. the hellursine seems utterly content to stay and guide vex's decisions with a hefty paw.

and then, strangely enough, a small tidbit of information is dangled before him: a woman named kukutux from moonspear knew of spirits and guides. he tucks away her name and location for later use though he doubted arbiter would let him go see this woman. he hadn't ever mentioned sos to her and she wouldn't even let him try to find his own father; a stranger struck him as extra unlikely.

if he was to seek her out, it would have to be on the sly; though his running track record meant that he did nothing on the sly. i'll have to seek her out, someday. ...thanks kigipigak. the words are genuine and feel a bit strange as they slip from betwixt vex's lips. a moment passes, and then another. well, vex draws, surprised that no one had come to drag him back yet. no doubt, he figures, he's started pushing his luck. i should get going.

while it annoyed vex that he didn't even have to elaborate on that, he lets it pass. see you around, kigipigak. with that, vex continues on a bit before cutting his path sharply and looping back towards the bypass.