The barren land lay before them, the only form of sanctuary was the small canopy of trees they had found not far away. Aria blinked as she looked around, flitting down the tree straight after.
"Any sign of him?" Keiko asked with a nervous edge in her voice. The raven haired girl shook her head, gripping the bow she held in her hands even tighter than before.
The horses nearby snorted into the scarce amount of water the two girls had found, as if trying to drink it dry. Birds above the trees cawed eeriely into the canopy, as if they were sentinels sent to guard this small realm and the sound of mild chatter could be heard not far away.
Keiko sighed as she walked closer to the camp, to the mass amount of worried eyes and angry faces she knew she would have to face. "He's not there, we have to keep travelling to the Eastern village, looks like we'll need the help of the humans" Keiko said as she walked straight to the center.
"I am not going to beat around the bush," She warned. "No one is to tell a mere stranger of Agito's disappearance... Nor of the 'pantomulve' okay?"
She looked at everyone and walked around a bit. "Some of these humans would be glad to hear of Agito's..." She muttered the last bit under her breath. "Anyway, just be careful... Humans are humans"
It had been four days since that night, since Agito was taken and straight away, Aria was planning on bringing him back. She had called upon the alliances she had formed to request materials and offerings they could give to show their support, she had stayed up every night planning their route and she had summoned the Demi-Gods from the woods near the villages to aid in their quest.
Had this not been a grave situation, Agito would of praised her for her actions.
Aria wasn't in the mood for socialising, she just wanted her Bigguburazā back. So she hung away from the rest, walking back to the post she had been watching over things from
"... Big brother..." She looked to the village they were travelling to, holding the lotus flower pin Agito had worn as a fastener on his cape, "... Be safe..." She whispered into the wind.
