Citizen 86 Faolan

Faolan looked outside of his hut as he saw something falling from the sky. He wounder what this could be before he recognize it and saw that it was snow. He had not seen snow for a long time but now that he saw it again he remembered the fist time he saw snow in his life. He also remembered how he was playing in it and got lost on the same day.

He was living with his Mentor that time, well when he think about it he was always living with the older Rex since he was born. That time of the year they went outside and the snow was falling and covering the field before there hut with a white blanked. He asked what this is and his Mentor mentioned that it was snow. Faolan asked a lot about it. Where it came from and what it is made of and for what was it god for. His Mentor answered every question the younger Rex had. He was fascinated but to young that time to fully understand it all and to see the danger snow could be for a young Rex like he was. Back then it was all just fascinating like everything a child would see for the first time in his life.

Looking at the fist snow now and remembering it, Faolan had to smile. He remembers how they got out the first day his Mentor said it was save for them and not to cold so they could gather some firewood. It was the first time Faolan was allowed to go out in the snow with his Mentor. He went ahead and looked back at the little green Rex he was. He was shocked how cold this white stuff where under his feet and on the same way how soft it was. Faolan remembered that his Mentor waited for him to take all the time he needed. After a while Faolon got used to the cold feeling under his feet but was still a bit nervous. It does not feel like he could stand on this soft ground but his Mentor did the same so it should not be a problem at all for him. He looked confused to the older Rex but then gathers all his courage and just went into the snow realizing that he would sink in a bit but still could stand normally.

He loved the sound the snow made when Faolan was walking and after a while he was not even recognizing the cold anymore. While his Mentor was collecting some firewood Faolan was playing in the snow. Jumping and falling back into it. It was really fun and he totally forgot the time and where he was, not paying attention to his surrounding and his Mentor at all.

Since they were living in the woods he did not recognized how far he had gone away from the hut and the older Rex while he was playing.

Looking back to it he was pretty carefree in his younger Age, always thinking that he will be okey somehow.

It was his first snow and also the first time he got lost and could not find his way back. It was getting colder and darker. Looking around a bit he could not find a way back and the worst part was that it began to snow again. So he could also not follow his footprints back since they got covered from the new snow.

Thinking what he should do now, he decided to look for a place where he could wait and hopefully his Mentor would find him there. It would be the first time he would need to sleep outside if he could not get home.

After a while he found a big tree where the roots kind of build a cave for a small living being. He could hide and get cover from the snow in it but first he wanted to let a mark on the tree just in case his Mentor would search for him and find this place. So he decided to scratch some of the bark of the tree away and left behind a scratch mark. After he was satisfied with it he crawled between the root of the tree and just lay there and waited. The snow was falling and he wished he was not so fascinated form it so he could have just stayed in the hut and wait for his Mentor to come back.

It was already dark and Faolan was taking a nap when he could hear footsteps. They stooped right before the tree where he was hiding and after a while he could see a familiar face. His Mentor had come for him and Faolan was never more happy to see this Rex. He crawls back out of his hideout and got covered in a blanket and got carried back home.

There he got put before the fireplace and got a hot milk from his Mentor. He does not care much and was just happy that he was back home in a warm place. It did not take long for him to fall asleep since he was just exhausted but he was sure that he never would go out again when it was snowing.

The next day his Mentor showed him where he found the young Rex and that it was not so far away but he could only find Faloan thanks to the Marking he left. Hearing that Faolan was a bit proud of himself and decided that it was not so scarier at all, but from now on he would be more careful and keep an eye on his surroundings not risking to go to far ahead or left behind.

After that day Faolan began to learn how to track down others and find his way with the help of marks and stars. It was not all he learned but it was the important part of that day he got lost in the snow but it was the start of his life learning everything is Mentor could teach him.

Now Faolan was older and was standing on his own hut looking how the snow falls. It was years back and he could remember it all. Laughing about his younger self he got his bag to go out and gather himself some firewood. Asking himself how his old Mentor was doing and if he also things about the small green Rexling he needed to search for on a day like this. He decided to visit the old Rex and look how he was doing.

~ Xaunus