FAR FROM THE STARS | Joining

Nero appreciated the darkness. It was much cooler than the heat of day, and the darkness protected his sensitive eyes. He purred subtly as a breeze rustled his messy fur, shaking out his pelt to help cool his body down. He had started going on walks nightly, an attempt to work up the muscle he lacked from months of sitting around. As he neared the edge of the territory, he picked up on something other than the soft sounds of grass beneath his paw pads. He stopped and turned, tilting his head and staring in the direction of the noises before finally moving towards them. As the boy drew closer he managed to pick up individual voices rather than a single low mumble, although none of them were all too familiar.

He was curious now, and he completed the gap to come across the small group. Thea and Suiteheart he had seen around, but the eerie and battered feline was completely new. "He looks hurt..." Nero said in a whisper, his fangs coming down to pinch his lower lip. Nero wasn't a big fan of seeing others in pain, but his sympathy didn't stop the unease that he felt around this stranger. He moved to duck behind Suiteheart, ruby eyes peering out at Shininglight from behind her.