Ocean's Breath Plateau cause i'm a georgia warhorse, and i was built to survive

his ears swiveled as he awaited the male's next move - which came in the form of slight advancement. arcturus held his ground, though his swiveling ears conveyed his semblance of uncertainty.

the male introduced himself as atticus percival, and arcturus' head dipped politely. his mouth opened and for a moment it seemed the boy was struggling to speak - a residue of his childhood insecurity.

"arcturus." he replied, realizing he hadn't provided a surname -- which he hastily tagged on. "ostrega."

sadly for atticus percival, arcturus was a terrible conversationalist. as the silence fell between them, the boy distracted himself by studying his feet.