Ravensblood Forest three days out of the month

tag for reference. <3

rare that rusalka finds himself venturing outside the claim of hljodrfell; though with the high priestess' continued absence, his presence guarding her sacrosanct temple isn't quite as needed.

instead, he roams. bathing in the warming saltwater of the sea so he smells of musk and seasalt.

he roams to track prey, calculating what he could take down by himself and take to @Solveig, growing more and more aware of the roundness of her flanks and the promise(s) he had made.

it is tracking this: a lone doe and young, bumbling fawn that he comes across the scent of another. it is not necessarily close to the borders of the keep, but it ... and perhaps something else, draws him to the stranger all the same.

a low chuff leaves his lips: an unspoken question and alert to his presence wrapped into one.