Board Thread:Role Plays (AU)/@comment-17970636-20151110201313/@comment-24416658-20151213014429

Nikolai, startled, fumbled to catch the canteen tossed at him. He grasped it with two hands.

"What are you-" he began to say, but stopped, seeing his red eyes. Nikolai, mouth agape, did not move as the other boy walked outside. Shaking his head, he grabbed his walking stick, hanging the canteen over his shoulder, and walked outside.

Shielding his eyes from the blinding sun, he looked around at the others.

"Well," he said, "Might as well pick a direction and stick to it."