Noctisardor Bypass baby, would you love me the same?

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He took his time getting used to the layout of the village @Mahler & @Ciri had introduced him to, one gentle step at a time and curious eyes all about. Mateo was starting to feel homesick and would miss the sounds of tides and seagulls during his early morning trips, but that did not mean he thought Rivenwood couldn't become a place to call home eventually.

He'd just need to get used to things around here.

This morning was not one where he'd hear seagulls overhead, nor breath in the salty air to clear his head -- instead it was the sound of summer cicadas and the fragrance of soil with dead foliage -- and through this same foliage, he'd seek out herbs. Usually his daily runs were done outside the territory but seeing as he no longer lived on the shores, this might've not been necessary....