So it ever was. So will it always be. Such is the nature of evil.
The heat that rolls in from the continent is eased by the breeze across the ocean. The salty tang of the air is bearable but Underidge prefers the winter months when the breeze is unnecessary. Still, he hates it too for being so cold. Such a conundrum of things is the silver tipped creature. The morning had begun with a stretch of lean legs, the necessary popping of bones to relieve tension and then crawling out of his den and gritting his teeth against the way the warmth slams into him. He shakes out his matted fur, ignoring the dirt that flies from it while mercurial eyes scan the surrounding area. It is so familiar to him. The past has been all but forgotten - he does not care where he lived before. There seems to be very few 'before' times since the meeting of Eden.
A scent beckons from the ocean. Familiar and yet not. It tastes of Eden and of others, diluted. It reminds him of the boy that Eden demands he will fix and thus the Thorn would do what was necessary. He would enjoy it too. He ambles towards the beach in such a haphazard way one might think he was a coyote. A few times he catches himself gnashing his teeth, his excitement growing; this would be the day. Eden did not have to call him because they both knew such things. They were linked much the same as Under was linked with the Shade inside of him.
The space opens up into beach, mounds, and shorter grasses and he grimaces. Such open spaces offend his senses, the light too bright and the world too.. visible. Still, he detaches himself from the shadows and makes his way across the sand towards a familiar area that most of the wolves traveled on. A well worn path drives from here into the forested areas. Underidge is a vicious creature but also typically quiet but today he will not be. Today he lifts his head just a little and lets loose a jagged cry, clipped and jolting, so that Eden knows he awaits. Bring the boy, it says, because today he will eliminate weakness here once and for all.
UNDERIDGE
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