Emberwood this is our last stand

that he had a tag along had gone widely unknown to arius ...until dionysus called out to him. for a moment, as arius turns at the sound of his name, he feels only confusion, unable to immediately place the face. it dawns a few seconds later with a twitch of his ears. you followed me the whole way here? arius' inquires, feeling a bit like captain obvious for pointing out ...well, the obvious.

for a moment, the tundrian struggles between whether he should be flattered or annoyed. so, he settles for a bit.

yeah, i'm arius. he mumbles under his breath, drawing in a heavy exhale and letting it out in a heavier exhaling sigh. if the kid ( who was likely very close to his own age ) bothered to follow him the whole way to the otherside of the wilds ( all but ), he had no choice but to let him tag along. whether there was truth to it or not, arius felt it was now up to him to be responsible and make sure dionysus didn't get lost. or eaten. or whatever.

might as well, if you came this far. arius accepts the companionship — if not a bit begrudgingly. dionysus, right? he waits for confirmation or correction if he was misremembering.