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It was high time they checked in on things within that secluded oasis. They had left it rather abruptly after all upon their little student’s worried summons and had not yet found the time to return. Not that they were complaining over the arrangement they found themself in. Dwelling beneath the cover of a noble’s roof had proved rather fruitful, easily shedding a more flattering light upon the proclaimed doctor as they treated those within the estate as well as the rare interest which drifted to the temporary clinic. However, experimentation was stifled here; something they were always careful with and yet here the guard roamed with far more vigilance. Within the braid, they were hardly present at all. Yet there is only one they tell of their venture - Keep that naivety of their nature. It was more fun this way. At least for now. None truly needed to know their purpose, to clear out the decay which no doubt festered and bid a den to grow putrid; fall into disrepair. Unlivable should they ever choose to return for longer stints yet at things currently stood… it was rather comfortable amongst those of power and wealth. The symphony of cascading falls were like music to their ears, a raging beat that could not be halted and sang out like a beacon to where a den lay entangled beneath marshy roots. These lands were all too familiar to them and the perfumes which wafted only beckoned them further into the swamplands embrace. Soft earth so easily spreading underfoot, giving way to not only their own path but that of another who had recently woven against the terrain. Hardly straight in their jostled mannerisms though a trail was clear and it led toward the shadowed embrace of their home. Had some squatter taken root? Discovered the intricacies which decorated not only the floor but the walls of a doctor’s abode? Worse yet, what damages had this unknown incurred upon what was hardly pristine? Each were questions they were all too eager to gain the answers to as a patchwork hide slithered into the depths. The clatter of fragmented stone swiftly pulled their ear, their paces quiet in comparison no matter how talons clicked in an uneven tick. Mismatched gaze fixated upon that teetering frame, a cold smile spreading over their lips as a much smaller figure saddled alongside the unknown. Nearly pressing their hide against him as teasing phrase filled his ear, “My, my I was not expecting any guests this evening.” A crown tilted to better face this stranger as they rounded before his path, “Especially not one so |