[DROP] Bleak

It’s only because of his vigil at the door Caiside even notices it open, a woman slipping out into the fathomless dark beyond. More concerning than someone leaving though, was the the sudden lack of glowing antlers beyond it. Their guardians seemed to be leaving, and Caiside refused to be left behind. With an actual goal in mind, he doesn’t hesitate to slink our the door, waiting until there are no eyes on him. The chill outside grips him immediately, it’s icy fingers dulled when he shifts into his four legged form. In this shape, it’s easy to fall in with the herd as they move, though to what he’s not sure. It feels far safer here, surrounded by the light of the luxere, than it did bundled in with the other back at the Rathskeller. Far sooner then he expects, the herd comes to a pause in a field. Two women, one he recognized as the one who snuck out before him, knelt by a young, wounded luxere. Caiside worked his way closer to them, staying in his elk form for the time being. His sense were sharper, and instinct told him whatever had injured the creature hadn’t gone very far. If the two who had come before him were going to focus their efforts on the luxere, then someone should keep an eye over them. Caiside I learned it from the trees