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These woods are like ordinary woods till night falls. After nightfall the dark creatures come out while the general animals disappear for the night, or are they? At night there ghostly animals, demonic imps and dangerous animals afoot. Just what caused these woods to be so different from day once the sun sets and the moon rises?

At day this is like any other calm woods with birds, deer, squirrels and the like, generally cool under the canopy but not cold. However at night it is complete darkness with not any source of light shining through but the occasional ghostly lights which may or may not be safe to follow. The animals that appear look demonic and ghastly in nature with fangs or oozing dark goo. When you enter these woods you are advised to bring fire with you. Be it a torch or magic powers. It keeps the creatures at bay but when people tried to just burn it down, a fire would never hold on the cursed woods.

Kana approached the woods he had ran through earlier feeling deflated in getting lost back at the school. He noticed how much dark it was as peered in through the trees. "Its the only to the mansion" he reminded himself as he took his few steps in. "What the heck did I walk into?" he questions when he hears movement a yard away to his left while seeing something in corner of his eye to the right. Backs up against the tree feeling unease if he was going in the direction or becoming lost in these woods too now that he was so far in he could see where he came in.

Kana slowly moved away from the tree he was up against. Moves back to the path he had diverged from and resumes walking down in. Halts at the sound of hooves, "Is it a deer? Please be a deer" he hopes in his thoughts. Forces himself to move forward and legs shaking. "Jican....?" he calls out weakly when he hears his friend's voice.

"Sounds too heavy to be a deer" Kana thought as he hears the gallop. Hearing his friend's voice again made him feel calm enough for his legs to stop shaking. Saw bluish flames come towards where he is and sort of reminded him of the headless horseman until he saw that it was Jican. Flinches at the screeching and his ears hurt a little. "Just a small headache. Otherwise okay, I think" he answered.

"No doubt about that" Kana thought about the woods and stands his hands into his front pockets. "I give you my word. I will walk with you and stay close" he promises him. He didn't want to cause his friend any trouble leaving these dark woods.

"Sounded like Kiyoshi back there when I said that promise " Kana thought about the promise he made a moment ago to Jican. Keeping to his promise he stayed close, but not too close as he walked with them. Eyes remained on the ground while trying to drown out any sounds that remind him of horses.

Kana took advantage of the expanded perimeter that his friend, Jican provided for as long as it was there to distance himself from Ivy. Felt like his heart skipped a beat and had a little trouble getting back on track after the mare's reaction to the monster. After making to the mansion property he was taking deep breaths to calm himself down and it out slowly. He nods even though he wasn't really listening then head on to the front door. [exit]

It had taken a bit, but the guardian and Jican were finally at a more close understanding than they had been. Once they agreed and spoke a few, the boy had left for now, leaving Jican alone at the mansion. Aneurin had gone into the woods to the old shrine, but not before he spoke to Jican that he truly did look different. But there was little proof of it so they dropped it for now. It was getting later too and the twins were once more not back home yet. The kitsune sighed a bit before he left to go meet them and see if all was alright., not to mention to make sure they wouldn't fall victim to the forest. He may not be their father, but he did feel responsible for them.

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