With the night falling quickly down on them, Tobius and @Laurel needed to find someplace to settle down for the night. However, he wasn't taking off to scout ahead. The last time he left Laurel's side, he was caught in a landslide and was involuntarily thrown into the water where he was knocked out and couldn't swim, even if he could that is. He hoped that Laurel just thought he couldn't swim because he was knocked out, which was truly part of the problem, but even if he was conscious, it wouldn't have been very different. Tobius wasn't a overly proud man, but that part of him was something he was equally embarrassed and shamed about. So, he hoped she wouldn't question it, however, she was a curious woman and he doubted she'd keep that to herself. But there was no harm in hoping.
As they made their way through the Sacred Grove, he couldn't resist his lingering suspicion that someone once owned these lands. The worn down paths that they constantly passed , spoke of one thing, something lived here and walked these paths regularly or at least used to. Given that the paths were starting to overgrow, he settled on the later idea, but they still stuck out like a sore thumb in the forest. Glancing over at his companion, he spoke his thoughts to her, "I think someone once lived here, but it doesn't look like they've visited lately. But, keep a look out." Unknowing to him, he was right, a pack once ruled these lands. Swift River inhabited these lands for many years, until heartache led the legendary matriarch, Corinna, to pack up and lead her pack over the mountain to find a new home for a new beginning. That's why Tobius was here in Relic Lore, to find a new home for a new beginning. Glancing over to Laurel, he couldn't help but smile slightly. Perhaps, she was his new beginning.
As they went further into the abandoned lands, they came upon a clearing and that was when he saw the dug out den where he and Laurel could take shelter for the night. Well, Laurel at least. Tobius planned on spending the night outside the den, guarding them from anything that planned to lurk towards them. He didn't want to make his companion uncomfortable by invading her space. He was gentleman first and would put his wants aside. Besides, he's slept outside many times, so what's one more time? "There's a den right over there. Let me go check it out first. Stay right here." He told her, before trotting off towards what looked like an abandoned den. As he got closer, he slowed and paused to smell the area for any fresh scents. All that littered the area were the scents of small rodents and a few rabbits, but no wolves. Glancing back at Laurel, "All clear!" He called, before settling down onto his hunches until she got to him.