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The Hall of Shadows was still a rather unsettling place even if Uvarovite was used to taking the trip given how often he was down in the rift. The things that lurked just outside the hall always watched and he was always glad to be out in the rift itself. The crackle of energy over his skin always felt good and despite the ever present danger of the wild Youma he knew how to handle himself out there. The Pet was lurking near by as well, it's presence comforting in the chaos around them.

Tourmaline was with him as well and he could feel the slight tightness in her shoulders. She was better about the rift but Uvarovite knew she was likely to always distrust the place just given the nature of the Rift itself.

He paused once they were a short distance from the castle, looking over at his partner. "Is there something you would like to accomplish specifically today kitten?"

Uvarovite checked his communicator, the vague map he'd marked off for himself of the Rift, before looking over at Tourmaline. "Do you want to return to the same areas we were walking though before then? See if whatever it is returns." If there was a youma watching her then it was likely to be in the same place. Many of the creatures, as far as he'd noticed, seemed to have territories and it was easier to find them if you looked in the right places.

His Pet had been easy enough to find and tempt once he'd found it's favorite area to lurk in. Even now it returned there when it knew Uvarovite wasn't going to be calling on it.

If Tourmaline felt something watching her then there was a good chance that it was a youma who found her worthy. Or at least interesting.

Uvarovite didn't bother commenting on not being able to find his way back. He had a good enough map of the Rift where he'd explored to trust that he could fidn his way home and if not .... Tourmaline knew The Pet would make sure they got back to the castle. The youma wasn't likely to get lost in the Rift. That was it's home, where it came from, it knew it's way around no matter where it wandered.

They both knew that but he also knew Tourmaline's fears about being stuck in the Rift. She wasn't as calm in the Rift as he was, she wasn't ever relaxed when they were exploring.

With her agreement they would return to the same area he set The Pet off ahead of the to keep the way mostly clear. "There are plenty of interesting youma that frequent the area we were in. Plenty of strong ones."

He paused at Tourmaline's question. He had to pause for a moment to actually pay attention to his surroundings, used to drowning out the presents of Youma aside from his Pet. There were too many ferals around to regularly pay attention to the energy signatures. They became almost background noise with how often he was down there.

Under the constant hum of the Rift and the skittering ferals there was something else. Something like his Pet but different enough to stick out. He could feel his youma paying attention, the Pet wary but not willing to displease him and attack whatever it was.

"I do. There is something else out there." If he had to guess it had been following them for a bit as well. The ferals that were skurring around were not all avoiding The Pet. They were avoiding something else as well.

"If it is looking for your attention then it is unlikely to come to us while I am here. The youma can be very particular and depending on it's temperament it may not want anyone else seeing it just yet."

He had encountered a few youma so far that prefered living their lives hidden so depending on the type of youma it was it may very well be one of those. Uvarovite would not want Katrina to lose the chance just because he was with her.

"Keep your communicator on, leave the channel open so I can hear you." He nodded slightly, one hand on her lower back nudging her in the direction of the youma.