⠀⠀⠀⠀The whimpered cries of a fallen creature earns the twitch of his ears, a snap of his head towards the direction it hailed from. Seox has ventured to the Forest of Airaisal a few times due to the sense of solace it brings his soul. Feeling much more of a deeper connection to places surrounded by that of nature then the loud city-like sights he's come to see since his arrival. He knows of the trickery this place has; recounting the first experience with pixies, being that of a day of navigating his way out of the forest which seemed suddenly far bigger than it actually had been. It made sense eventually and Seox was not naïve to fall for the same trick once more so it was an easy adventure out here.
⠀⠀⠀⠀However, it's a first for him to hear this. He knows this forest was not immune to it's risks but to hear the cries of what he could only assume to be a fox stunned him. He weaved between the brushes of overgrown fauna, out into the clear opening where not far along laid the very source of these sounds. Seox was used to gruesome sights && yet it never meant it was easy for him to see. Who or what could think to inflict harm on what appeared to be relatively harmless folk? He clicks his teeth as his guard rises. There was no time for fooling around— as far as he knew; The culprit could still be around.
⠀⠀⠀⠀Had it not been for his hood & how it restricted his ears, they'd be pulled back to denote his alertness. ⠀⠀ ❛ DON'T SPEAK— PRESERVE YOUR STRENGTH ❜ He calls out to the fox as he approaches. Seox has the natural heightened hearing so should something try to full a fast one. He'd know. A further inspection of the injuries were as he had only assumed. It was bad. Struck in the leg by something that was able to get a nice deep slash into the poor creature. The smell of iron is heavy and he knows it's weak.
⠀⠀⠀⠀He was no healer and for that, it was a matter of what to do next but said plotting was put to a pause— head snapping around in a quick movement. the distant rustles of leaves and plants alike is enough to alert him.
⠀⠀ ❛ COME BACK TO FINISH YOUR SLOPPY JOB? ❜ It's accusatory, eyes landing on that of a figure making it's approach. The fox last cried several moments ago ... so Seox's natural assumption could only be made that this was the cause. // @kozeriaii
as much as he dislikes the city, with its tall, hideous buildings that block out half the sky, and the fact that its taken away most of his abilities - wanderer admits that it has some merits (though the number is far eclipsed by its demerits).
as annoyingly crowded as a lot of the streets are, the city at least offers an adequate way to escape from all the noise and hubbub with its lush forests - secluded enough that not many would bother making the journey out, and large enough that those that do would rarely cross paths with each other.
it’s the perfect way to find yourself alone, with little more than the sound of birdsong and the gentle wind to accompany you.
which is why the sudden, pained cries of an animal feel all the more deafening when they reach him. once-serene expression twists into a frown as he turns in the general direction he’d heard it coming from - and when another one follows, sounding even more distraught than the last, he carefully makes his way to the source.
on the way, wanderer realizes the possibility that this could be a trap of some sort. to what end, he doesn’t know, but he keeps his guard up just in case what awaits him isn’t an injured animal, but someone (or something) looking for trouble -
and he thinks he’s right, when he makes it to the scene: the sight of a masked individual hovering over a hurt creature - from this angle wanderer can’t see what it is, but the unmistakable scent of fresh blood is strong in the air - would be convincing enough by itself, but the man’s words only raise his hackles further.
“that’s rich, coming from the guy in the mask.” he retorts, gaze frigid as he glares at the stranger. his tone comes out high and mocking, “i’d hide my face too, if i had to resort to such pathetic methods to pass the time.”
wanderer is by no means a 'defender of the weak' - that’s something left to the good guys -, but to hurt a creature that can’t even properly fight back? only worthless scum would resort to getting gratification from that.
“i’d say nice try pinning the blame on me, but i’m not in the habit of lying. truth is, the attempt would only have been more laughable if you still had your weapon in hand.”