The Bonebound were gone- for now. Carni had no reason to remain in Canis after learning that he'd not been the only one to black out for a time, and waken to a world of silence and darkness once again. So, he'd left home, to travel, and seek out any of his old friends and family... if there were any left alive.

It was in passing through Eridanus that the cat instead came across a sparkling stone. Golden with a subtle clarity to it, but plenty of sheen. It sat embedded in the skull of what Carni figured must've been a bird. The thing certainly had parts missing, but with such tiny ribs and odd little front limbs, what else could it have been?

Shame it had to pass.

Carni sat with the skeletal remains for a while, his mission to find familiar faces put on pause. Then, with pity,
the boy scooped the stone up and tucked it into a pocket of the black fur cloak he wore. This was his protection outside of Canis, and even there, he'd taken to wearing it for the dark covering that hid his alabaster fur and feathers for the most part. It did nothing to hide him in flight, however.

The boy took off into the air once more and continued his journey through the caves, keeping an eye out for anyone familiar as he went...