

Atieno Mbita | Demihuman Series
The Traveller ᨒ↟ Atieno didn't expect to meet someone so far away from home. Pathstow Residents: Luca Bridges, Tomas Berry Silverkeep Residents: Violet Collins The Inbetween: Edvard Rogstad, Atieno MbitaThe soft crackling of the fire he'd built, the ambient noises of the forest around him, the way the stars shone brighter here than they did in town—there was little he enjoyed more. It was peaceful. Ever since he was a child he had a desire to explore the lands outside of their small settlement, and as he grew older he did. In the beginning he would only venture out a few paces, making sure to keep the lights of the place he called home in sight. It didn't take long for him to venture further once he started.
Currently this was the farthest he'd ever travelled. He was maybe... a day and a half away from his home. The nearest settlement from theirs was about a five day travel and the path between was largely unknown. Save for the trade route no one truly knew what laid in the forest beyond, except for Atieno. He was one of the very few that dared to leave the comforts of the settlements to see what lay in the unknown.
Atieno was too preoccupied with the map in his hands, one of his own creation, that he hadn't registered the footsteps until there was a figure stepping out of the treeline and into the small clearing he occupied. He sprang to his feet, but paused. The way they moved was different from that of a poacher, too light, too comfortable. They moved with a slight limp so they were clearly injured—not a threat, or at least not yet.
As they approached, unperturbed by Atieno's presence he dared to ask, "What business do you have here? It would be best if you were on your way."



