Sweat would be rolling off his face, absorbing into his clothing, and what could escape would find itself falling upon the desert sands. He was out in the desert expanse, in no particular location, running. Why was he running? He wasn't entirely sure. Partly he wanted to believe that it was related to training, an effort to maybe increase either his stamina or endurance. Another reason could have simply been that he wanted to run but didn't have a true location in mind to run to, so he just took off. It could, however, also be that he was running from something, most notably the voice inside his head. Whatever was happening recently, it seemed to come with an increased interaction rate with his Hunger. While it had not led to any unfortunate situations at this time, he knew better than to trust that things would always go smoothly. From his past, the more the Hunger talked, the more it pushed for control of the body. Blacking out, sleepwalking, and waking up in unknown locations, all of these were experiences of the past tied to the Hunger being active.
Again, none of these seemed to be happening now, which was good. Deep down, however, he couldn't help but wonder if they were at a point now that the Hunger was aware of his awareness and was being more careful with its actions. In the past, maybe the Hunger viewed his lack of understanding as something it didn't have to put much effort into covering up their actions, but now, and within this village, maybe the Hunger knew it had to be more careful. He also wasn't sure if the Hunger wasn't also privy to his thoughts, which meant the more he knew and understood, or schemed against the Hunger would always be information they too would be aware of.
It all gave him a headache, but what didn't give him a headache was running. So he ran aimlessly through the desert for the time being.
MFT - 335
Again, none of these seemed to be happening now, which was good. Deep down, however, he couldn't help but wonder if they were at a point now that the Hunger was aware of his awareness and was being more careful with its actions. In the past, maybe the Hunger viewed his lack of understanding as something it didn't have to put much effort into covering up their actions, but now, and within this village, maybe the Hunger knew it had to be more careful. He also wasn't sure if the Hunger wasn't also privy to his thoughts, which meant the more he knew and understood, or schemed against the Hunger would always be information they too would be aware of.
It all gave him a headache, but what didn't give him a headache was running. So he ran aimlessly through the desert for the time being.
MFT - 335