art by crypsis
War was not what he had imagined. It was a trial of patience, of waiting and studying and preparing, with only instances of combat between. Max wondered if this was how it always had been. He was capable of reading on a rudimentary level and tried to look over the books in the Mansion, but after long hours he had only grown frustrated and found himself with more questions than answers. They had many books about war, and concepts of war, and some in unfamiliar languages, but none explained why it felt so strange to wait.
He traveled westward, following a worn trail in the tall grass. It was knee-high and thick, broken up by shorter areas where animals grazed or flowers blossomed. The Waste was a place that had been named poorly, though the hybrid supposed the lack of trees had something to do with it. His eyes trailed the distant borders and hoped to see something—anything—to break the monotony of this waiting game.
When he reached the caves a familiar scent drifted down through the air. Smoke. Max frowned. He had never known Ezekiel to be a smoker, except for passing whiffs of the scent on his fur, but this was now a habit. It was out of the norm, but war too, was out of the norm. The Hastati clambered up towards the leader’s home and was met with two sets of eyes. Ibsen was given only a moment of recognition before his focus turned to the man he called leader. “Hey Zeke,” he greeted, careful of his tone.
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