Chapter 17: Seargant
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The next day Noctis was back at the forest again along with the giant owl, this time a little before the sunset.
Rather than the exercise from yesterday night, the owl and he sat on a branch without moving.
Noctis saw as the owl remained still with its eyes closed and absolutely no movement as if a statue in the middle of the forest.
Noctis thus similarly sat, perhaps a test of patience, he thought in his mind, not minding the monotony.
As he had come to enjoy it, the forest felt ever peaceful to him as he listened to it intently with his eyes closed.
He hadn’t been to the forest at this hour often, and not this deep either.
The forest feels quieter now, but much layered with activity. Birds cooed here and there, likely hunting, insects moving about all around his surroundings, faint rustling of bushes as nocturnal creatures started lying in ambush.
Noctis calmly took it all in soothing his soul. Unconsciously he accelerated the energy coursing through.
He enjoyed the sounds until he heard an unpleasantly familiar rhythm pounding on the forest floor in some distance, instantly alarming his senses.
His body tightened a bit as he started preparing his body to move rapidly.