[Poggio]

Ezra flinched when he felt something latch on to his back; he turned to see the strange little kitten dragging his spare blanket over his shoulder. It made him happy to see the little fur again. While it was perched on his shoulders he petted it, thankful for the warm of its little body and his blanket. “I think, … “ He said absentmindedly feeling a bit silly talking to the animal. “I think I will call you viridian? Do you like that?” He stood up from his spot to see that the girl had disappeared. He didn’t put much thought behind it except that he noticed her footprints were missing. He shrugged it off trudging back to the fire. He sat down in front of the glowing flame reaching to retrieve the cat off his shoulders. He gently coaxed her into his arms and pets her while the fire warmed them both.

When the fire finally deemed down, Ezra figured he had rested enough. He was unsure if Viridian was asleep in his arm but if she was he didn’t want to disturb her. Using one arm he twisted his blanket into his ball and stuffed it into his bag. Using the last of the fire he found the wall. He reached out with his free hand and let the wall guide him to an open area where the water let out into a stream. Behind him he could see the glow of the city lights. He was momentarily lost in his new surroundings.