With how Lucy usually acted, it wasn't strange for him to disappear for short periods of time. He could be hidden by shadows that occasionally wrapped him up when he was training. And lately, Lucy had begun talking walks with his head held high and an expression that was supposed to be strict but was barely anything else other than cute when Lucy did it.
Lucy, not always being in sight, wasn't the surprising part, and Toz wasn't worried since there was nowhere Lucy could go and get lost on their island. Eventually, he would return to where everyone else was.
However, when Lucy came back with his fur all standing up like he had been electrified and with a dazed expression, Toz got surprised and worried. As far as they knew, there was nothing on the wooden island besides themselves and all the trees. And they hadn't noticed any void beasts approaching them either.
