THE HANDS OF INNOCENCE / o, joining

[spacexual]

GAME OVER.

An approach did not take long, and he noted it to be a young canine with a limp. Upon seeing the boy's own smile, the male would offer one back, trying to make his doubtful feelings go away. It wasn't completely foreign to him, at least. Lance and him had traveled some parts of it, but certainly not much of it. Royalguard's illness had settled in before they could explore much farther. But, it was still new. It reminded him of when he joined his very first Clan, except he was much less excited this time. And his brother is gone.

But, maybe he should find a reason to be more excited. After all, he was so much closer to finding Lance. And Nate was making process, even if it wasn't a lot. It was something. This could be a new beginning. He could wash away the sins from his past. No one knew who he was. He could start over, in a sense. But, he was kicked out of his thoughts as the boy spoke up, confirming what he'd heard. He nodded as the boy introduced himself, blinking a few times to make sure he was really knocked out of his thoughts.

"A pleasure to meet you, Jacob. I'm Royalguard, or Roy, Milia." He introduced, his voice shaking slightly as he let out his last name. He hadn't used it in...a very long time. He wasn't even really sure if he should be using it. He did not know about his family's history and if he even wanted to be associated with them. But, it seemed to have just come out. It was too late to take it back now. He slowly began to speak again, his expression becoming much more of its natural warmness, as he figured he ought to start some conversation. "The territory's quite beautiful, reminds me of old homes. Do you enjoy the cold? I love it."

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