It was the sound that caught Tal's attention first as he trotted quietly beneath Hotaru's shadow. He was closer to the source of the strange cracking and crackling noises coming from the boulders and he slowed his pace as he peered curiously towards them.
He didn't have any way to make himself invisible or turn into some harmless beastie, but when he saw a flash of crystalline movement on top of one of the rocks he froze and then slowly lowered himself into a crouch, easing forward through the lush tundra greenery. He didn't dare gesture up to Ru, but he trusted that she was watching over him and that she'd be able to figure out why he'd slowed and gone into a stalk.
There was a little rise in the land, more of a roll than a hill, and the courier stretched himself out flat along it and propped his chin up on his hands, watching the odd, glittery foxes hunting through the nearby rocks with silent fascination.
He didn't have any way to make himself invisible or turn into some harmless beastie, but when he saw a flash of crystalline movement on top of one of the rocks he froze and then slowly lowered himself into a crouch, easing forward through the lush tundra greenery. He didn't dare gesture up to Ru, but he trusted that she was watching over him and that she'd be able to figure out why he'd slowed and gone into a stalk.
There was a little rise in the land, more of a roll than a hill, and the courier stretched himself out flat along it and propped his chin up on his hands, watching the odd, glittery foxes hunting through the nearby rocks with silent fascination.
