Arnos quietly crept in the bushes, waiting for any subtle movements. He slowly pulled out his tralent and stayed still. Rustle, Rustle.
He leapt and landed on top of the animal and readied his stance.
"Aye! Aye! Chill! Silent!!! It's me, Nitro!"
"Oh...Sorry."
Arnos pulled himself off of him and helped him up. His hand on his head, shrugging,
"Sorry, again heheh."
"It's okay man. Anyhow, Colin wants to have a chat with you. He's in the safety zone, just out of the hunting grounds."
"Oh okay, thanks."
Arnos trampled over the sticks, trying to sneak up on Colin but his plan failed.
There sat in the middle of the clearing was Colin. His arms crossed and his eyebrows furrowed. His eyes stared down looking at the empty space in front, his lips were curled into a frown. Colin suddenly looked up.
"Took you long enough man." As he spoke his usual smile returned.
"What did you need? I was hunting you know."
"Sorry I know, it's just I've been thinking about the match I had with.. James."
"Oh, that. It's still on your mind?" Arnos asked while taking a seat next to him.
"You won, you know. You don't need to keep beating yourself down for it."
"I know, it's just.. I feel like if we had rematch, I would definitely lose."
Arnos shook his head and pondered until Colin broke his train of thought.
"Hey Silent, did you know who was going to win?"
"Ha, yeah, I had a feeling it would be you. After all I've versed your mastery before and the same with the knight."
"What if... I loss?"
"Shut up dude. You didn't. Don't be so disappointed in your self. You're not underestimating yourself , you're overestimating James."
"I guess you're right. Sorry Silent for bringing it up."
"It's alright..."
After a short pause of silence Arnos spoke up.
"I'm going to head back to hunting. I think you should stay here and think about how you won, not 'if' you would lose." As Arnos said that he disappeared.
Arnos was quite worried for Colin but he knew Colin was a strong guy and that he was mature. He knows he will eventually handle it well and see the positive things instead of the negative. For now all he could do was pray and hope that Colin wouldn't do anything stupid.
The sun was midway, the clouds rolling in. It was going to rain soon. So far Arnos had caught some mere moon rabbits which was by far not impressive. He was disappointed but the size that was lacked was replaced in with the quantity.
Arnos started heading back and predicted that the rain would be very heavy and if he moved now, they would surely make it to shelter.
Oh boy how he was wrong. His prediction was off by a mile and rain poured down from the sky. It was cold and the rain was very hard. He couldn't make it back now. No way, unless he wanted a cold and it was thundering too, no Arnos needed to find shelter. He had forgotten his void pouch and had to leave his rabbits behind.
Luckily for him he passed by an empty cave which was a relief. He got inside and the cave was slightly damp but he was okay. It was very cold and his clothes were wet and moist. His hair fluttered over his fave. Using his hand he brushed his hair away and thought of a plan to get warmth. There was no way to make fire.
"How can I get warm?-"
"Oh crud! I forgot to check if there's something here."
By something he meant an animal or someone. He activated Presence Seeker, thee were no blobs which was good. He felt very weary and somehow beside the cold, he fell asleep in his own warmth.
He woke shivering from the cold. The breeze was blowing back and forth. His clothes had long dried off and he decided now was the time to head back to the camp. The ground was damp and muddy but Arnos had no choice but to follow the path and keep going. He looked at the sun, the sun was soon setting.
How long had he been out for? He arrived back at the training camp with no problems along the way. His friends leapt at him, piling up on top of him. They all were very much worried for their dear friend. He explained to them to what had happened. His guild leader looked at him and grinned.
They then boarded the carriage back. During the trip back, Spyro explained to Arnos on how he, Colin, Nitro, Hunter and two other guild mates had stayed back to search for him. It was like a mini search party.
When they headed back, dinner was held but Arnos was not hungry at all even though Nitro and the rest were waiting for him. He excused himself from the table and left quietly.
He made his way outside of the Guild to take in some air. Some how while he was walking he could feel a presence. His eyes darted behind his head, activating Presence Seeker.