｢ WITHIN THIS SHALLOW GRAVE. INJURED/LOST ｣

[buckingham barnes]

Bucky, in his past, had quite a fair share with death. While the former assassin hasn't died yet, he's watched his victims lives drain out of their eyes before him. And, there have been several circumstances where the maine coon was nearly at deaths door. Some memories that popped up in his head are when Levi tried to kill him, when Angeldust tried to poison him and when Riza tried to straggle him. Damn, a lot of people tried to kill him, huh? Honestly, he can't think of a circumstance when he wasn't close to death when it wasn't someone trying to kill him. He's definitely made a lot of enemies, whether if it was due to the Asset or political status of clans. Unfortunately for all of them, their attempts failed- and even some have to live with Bucky as a clanmate.

Bucky was leaving the sea village when the smell of iron invaded his nostrils. Lately, when he smells blood, he is lead to numerous dead bodies. Bucky knows that he's used to death and corpses, and that he's not squeamish towards them. But he knows a lot of his clanmates are- a majority of them don't have a war-torn background like he did. These corpses they've been discovering lately, they've been so, so gruesome- even a little too much for the maine coon himself. Anytime his gaze lands on more corpses, especially those with the scent of the Ascendants, more anger and disgust boils in his chest. Buckingham Barnes, who is a murderer unlike his clanmates believe, wouldn't even stoop so low to eat his victims.

Bucky was hoping when he began to track the scent, he wouldn't find a corpse. Or any number larger than one, they already found seven more corpses a few days ago. He didn't want to add on the body count, not again.

Buckingham shortly made his way in after Infirmaryward, his light blue eyes landing on Lazarus. Well technically speaking, they did find a corpse- the male before them was alive. Barely so, his eyes only had to stare at Lazarus bloodied hind leg to understand that. Their hind leg looks like it was bitten out of, as if someone decided to snack on them- but didn't get to finish the meal. It would add up with the recent murders- all the victims have been eaten. Perhaps Lazarus was attacked by the same assailant that's caused Sunhaven so much trouble. Unfortunately, Buckingham didn't understand the language Lazarus spoke in. Buckingham knew that it was Spanish, but he never learned another language. At times like this, he wish he was fluent in other languages so he won't feel clueless.

"Do you speak English?" The former assassin inquired, wanting to know if they were going to be communicating with two languages the whole time or not. He wasn't sure how much talking there'll be, considered the state Lazarus is in, but it will still make things ten times easier if they can all understand each other. Bucky eyed the bloodied hind leg for a moment, his tail slowly swishing behind him. "I'll go grab Venus," He told Infirmaryward, "I'm no medic but even I know that wound is dire."