Redsand Canyon a monster in my head, a ghost inside my chest

A howl from the borders, this time a voice that felt familiar in some way. He often met strangers at the borders, but today his heart started to race and he couldn't figure out why. 

When he emerged from behind red stone walls, Kallik almost froze in sheer disbelief. How did Merrit even know he was here? He was too preoccupied with the reappearance of his cousin to realize that the call had not been for him. 

The scutarius stopped in front of one of his few remaining family members. Merrit? For once, he was not the wall of ice he usually was on the borders of Mereo; he was too stunned. Where have you been? Kallik asked. They had been separated a while ago, and the soldier had given up any hope of finding his cousin again.