[Daemon has been in worse straits, certainly, but the current situation is deeply familiar and not at all welcome. The monstrous little creatures that keep nibbling on his fractured memories of the other hedge mage he'd been hunted through are almost a blessing. Almost. Not enough that he is willing to let them continue to pry into thoughts and eat what they please, however.
He drops the bloodied corpse of the memory-eating creature and flexes his hands. With the well of his power far shallower here than in his home world, days of being trapped without rest have drained him more severely than is comfortable. The faint light within the large black stone on its chain around his neck pulses sluggishly.
His senses have yet to dull, however, and the sound (and psychic presence) of an approaching individual calls his attention. He does not bother to move from his kill. He stands over it in full view at the center of the lane between hedges, casually cleaning his hands with a probably now-irreparably stained pocket square, and waits with a predatory patience for his neighbor's presence to come within view. He's been to the center of the maze, after all, and knows the conditions for the exit door—taking advantage of it is not off the table quite yet.]
The End of the Hunt is Nigh~
He drops the bloodied corpse of the memory-eating creature and flexes his hands. With the well of his power far shallower here than in his home world, days of being trapped without rest have drained him more severely than is comfortable. The faint light within the large black stone on its chain around his neck pulses sluggishly.
His senses have yet to dull, however, and the sound (and psychic presence) of an approaching individual calls his attention. He does not bother to move from his kill. He stands over it in full view at the center of the lane between hedges, casually cleaning his hands with a probably now-irreparably stained pocket square, and waits with a predatory patience for his neighbor's presence to come within view. He's been to the center of the maze, after all, and knows the conditions for the exit door—taking advantage of it is not off the table quite yet.]