Starting Anew: Steppenwolf and Ebisu

Ebisu walked among the scarce remains of the leaves that had lost their green in the week prior. The burned downed forest from their fight has now been plowed over by webs of greenery from a mage's magic who had been called to repair the damages. As he walked towards where the river once was, the bridge now being replaced by that of roots and foreign plants that mingle their way into that of the older, native species that were untouched. Ebisu marvels at the new areas of unfiltered light, still feeling an unsettled emotion tighten in his gut as he takes in the new life around him that buried the scars their battle had left on the earth. He notices the wolf who had played his opposite in the trials of last week sitting still in the center of the clearing, and Ebisu goes to call out for him when he notices a look of intense concentration on the furry face. Thinking that he must be meditating or in deep thought, Ebisu decides not to speak, and instead walks up and lies down on the grass beside him; putting his hands beneath his head and closing his eyes to bask in the sun's rays.