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Falcon & Fulton thread.
Sticks crunched beneath his thick soled boots, dusted dirt staining his shoes and shins. Slate greys eyes flickered up from the trail he’d been following, just to glance around the thick trunk tree’s that touch the sky. Falcon finds himself huffing out quietly. Honestly, he didn’t want to be here, but he was told that hiking may help him.
Not that he…needed help. Least, Falcon didn’t believe he needed help. Everyone else decided he did, and if he wanted to keep his employment, he had to get it. Advised that experiencing some nature may clear his mind, Falcon opted to, begrudgingly, agree to it. Once it’s done, he never has to return.
Assuming Falcon can find his way out of the dense foliage around him. The trail he was on, wasn’t a recommended one. It was just a worn down path Falcon opted to follow, and inevitably, got himself a little lost.
Continuing to walk, Falcon thinks about his next best step, how to get out of here. However, he’s dragged out of his thoughts, when there’s another snap of a branch. Not from beneath him, but, to his right.
Head snaps up, eyebrows furrowing. Eyes stare into the darkened tree’s that surround him. He squints, trying to make out any shapes, any movements. There’s nothing, now that Falcon had taken notice of whatever was near him. Frown tugs back onto his beak, fingers curling into fists.
Though on edge, Falcon doesn’t run, or even budge from his spot. Instead, he makes the, potentially stupid, decision to yell out into the nothingness that stood before him,
People rarely set foot this deep in the woods. Long-time residents of Duckburg knew of the ‘monster’ that lurked within, and the younger crowd heard rumor of something supernatural that had claimed the woods as its territory. Only the very young, the very foolish, or those who did not know tended to venture this far in.
Fulton narrowed his eyes when he sensed the intrusion, watching the bird from afar. He was grown. An adult. And it seemed that this man was no stranger to violence. He had very little reason to trust him. The immortal took a step, deliberately letting his foot fall on a branch, snapping it in twain. A test, to see how the stranger would react.
Almost as he expected, the man instantly went on edge. Ready for a fight. No, he did not trust him at all. Feathers bristling, he lay in wait just out of view, letting nature be his camouflage. Until the man called out.
“You should not be here.” He said, voice carrying on the breeze. Fulton circled the bird, quietly sizing him up. Making his final judgement before he’d choose to reveal himself. Staying just out of sight, he questioned, “Why have you come here?”