in his time he too helped the people in his region regardless of their request. in comparison to those times, these pleas seemed somewhat mundane, but karna would help regardless. even if it is just to keep an eye out on achilles though not that he needs it. ❝ when did the farmer lose his horse ? ❞ perhaps if he knew the when he could determine the area they would need to search in.
following achilles to the forest, karna looks around. the forest is indeed full of life. the area where they are now would make a good meditation area or so the lancer servant notes. ❝ what will happen if we do not find it in time ? ❞ it wasn’t as if he was afraid of the consequences, quite the opposite really. he was just searching for alternative solutions should they not be able to find the horse or end up finding the horse dead. if he is not mistaken he has seen wild horses roaming around. if need be, he could always tame one of those.
still achilles suggestion causes a slight smile to spread across the lancer’s face as he thinks of something. ❝ then how about we hold a little competition ? ❞ when achilles was still, well achilles they did a lot of these competitions. ❝ once we find the horse we’ll hunt for food tonight, whoever can bring home the biggest game shall be the winner. ❞
A competition? Music to Achilles’ ears. All the more reason to find the horse fast and return to their own tasks. “Last night it bolted away out of nowhere that’s why time is of the essence. Who knows what roams out here at night.” He’s seen the demons from afar, creatures unlike anything he’s seen before roaming the landscape and attacking whoever and whatever that caught their attention. So far their little town has been spared but Achilles knows that’s no coincidence, as he glances at Karna.
“You’ve seen those things.” He murmurs, looking down at the ground to find any tracks, finding broken twigs and flowers trampled. “So far they haven’t found us yet... Why do you think that is?” Achilles believed in the divine, a descendant himself and yet his relationship with the Gods had never been that of a good one but he doesn’t believe in that the Gods keep the creatures away from their village.
When he moves past Karna his hand brushes against Karna’s in a tease. Something about the other... makes Achilles want to reach out over and over again to make sure he is real, they are real, together. The other man is obviously guarded but Achilles knows the other knows him but so far hasn’t told him anything... What is he waiting for?
Achilles jerks his head to the side, “If we don’t find it in time, hm--- a farmer without horse, I suppose. Not sure if he has the money or the means to get a new one so he’d be at a disadvantage to bring food for his family and the town in, I suppose. You have any ideas?”
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