Jade Fern Grove shadows calling

He warred with himself over whether or not he could visit his old home. He had even come as far as the valley, the meadow. But he had stopped there and changed his path to lead him more east. He was a coward. He was too weak to force himself to face the ghosts of his past. 

In a particularly sour mood and weighed down with the grief he had pushed away for so long, he entered the forest in search for a place to rest for a while. But his search was halted when he saw the stranger in a small clearing where the trees allowed a view of the night sky. He found himself searching the stars often, wishing his mom had been alive long enough to teach him the names of some of them. Instead, he was left with sparse knowledge and a deep yearning to know more. 

Kallik chuffed to announce his presence before trotting over to the man. He glanced up at the sky. Do you know a lot about the stars? he asked. Maybe this stranger could enlighten him.