Despite that he now pretty much lived in Tanglewood, Worm still took his opportunities to leave the territory when he was able. After all, the territory itself was hot and muddy and didn't exactly get a lot of sunlight, so the lion ended up going on pretty long walks by himself just to think and enjoy the change in weather. Recently, even, he had gotten even more things to think about. The usually suspects were still there – thoughts of his brother, and the old pride, and where Judoth may think they were. But now grieving over the recent death of Arrow was added onto the mix, while also thinking back to his past lover, thanks to his recent conversation with Delilah over her missing the love of her life – even if she didn't quite say that was what he was.

Wormwood had been so lost in his thoughts this time that he hadn't even realized how close he was getting to the territory of the Pitt. He had just been strolling along, his paws sinking a bit into the ground from the weight of a large muscular lion. He was forced to snap out of his thoughts and look up when the sudden smell of the Pitt invaded his senses, and it wasn't just a border line. If it was a border line, he would've been able to smell it pretty clearly in one place, without much fuss, and he could get the hell away from it. But this scent was big, and attached to something moving. The lion slowly looked around, his eyes narrowed as he tried to search for the source of the scent. He rumbled slowly after a couple of seconds, not spotting anything, [glow=#793B29,1,400]"Hello? I know there's someone there... or something."[/glow]

When Draekon emerged from the shadows, Worm was hit with a sense of whiplash, openly staring at the other male. He hadn't a tiger ever since his now deceased lover, considering they were about as common as he and Poet, and he couldn't help the way that his chest clenched and his heart ached. Still, now wasn't the time for freezing up, considering he was face to face with one of the members of the group he had been warned about several times since arriving at Tanglewood. He needed to make sure he could get home safely, without having his throat torn out by a tiger.

Taking a deep breath, the lion blinked slowly before finally tearing his eyes away from Draekon, looking slightly off center to the trees behind him, [glow=#793B29,1,400]"A tiger... it's been a while since I met one of you... a long while. You're a member of the Pitt, aren't you...? I'm not looking for any trouble, alright? I just got caught up in my head while I was walking, and I ended up here..."[/glow] Maybe he could get out quickly, before he either got attacked, or the shaking in his legs finally just made him cave in on himself. God, he felt borderline like Poet right now, like he was right on the verge of just passing out. Just seeing a tiger shouldn't give him such an emotional reaction.

Worm blinked in confusion and slight fear as Draekon began to circle him, trying to keep his gaze on the other male as he slowly walked around him. He didn't know what was so interesting about him, but he couldn't help but feel his body heat up slightly beneath his pelt. He felt a bit like he was being inspected, or judged, and he wasn't really sure what to do. He relaxed when Draekon finally stopped focusing on him and started focusing on his necklace. Watching the tiger in surprise for a moment, he reaching up to gently touch the crown shaped charm, mumbling softly as he watched Draekon cautiously, [glow=#793B29,1,400]"Do you... like my necklace? Is that why you're staring so intensely, or is that just your default?"[/glow]

Wormwood relaxed slightly when he heard the noise, recognizing it for what it was, thanks to his old boyfriend. Of course, this didn't make the noise any less confusing coming from someone in the Pitt. Watching Draekon for a long moment, the lion snorted a bit at how amused the little silver chain made the large tiger in the long run. Worm mumbled softly as he watched Draekon bat at the little charm, his front paws pointing slightly inward, [glow=#793B29,1,400]"P-Please be careful when you're doing that. Don't want you accidentally swiping too close or hard and knocking the breath out of me or something.."[/glow]

Worm watched as the tiger scrunched up his nose, and he felt his eyes widen a little bit, worried that he had angered the other feline in some way and he was about to be ended from the mortal coil, when all of a sudden there was a paw hooked against his throat, pulling at his necklace. Looking up into the other's intense gaze, Wormwood let put a soft startled and breathless noise, a shiver going down his spine. He couldn't really tell what Draekon was referring to, him or the necklace, since it really could've been either. Not wanting to stir up any extra trouble, he decided to just go along with it, mumbling a little breathlessly, [glow=#793B29,1,400]"I, uh... yes, alright. Whatever you want."[/glow] He stepped in just a bit closer to Draekon, tilting his head up so the tiger had easier access to his neck.