[There's no reason for him to be out here, checking these paths. Really, he isn't a ranger, he isn't a scout, and frankly? He knows nothing about the woods. Maybe it's his own experiences that drive him out here. Finding himself lost in the woods when he first got to this place, lost, terrified until he finally reached Mathias's outskirts.
Whatever it is, Carter is out here and when he sees the figure slumped in the snow he hurries towards it. Oh God, are those shackles? They're not really a thing in his world - or at least they're not in his inner city bubble so they still have a somewhat shocking effect on him.]
It's okay. I'm here to help. Can you tell me your name?
i. into the endless
[There's no reason for him to be out here, checking these paths. Really, he isn't a ranger, he isn't a scout, and frankly? He knows nothing about the woods. Maybe it's his own experiences that drive him out here. Finding himself lost in the woods when he first got to this place, lost, terrified until he finally reached Mathias's outskirts.
Whatever it is, Carter is out here and when he sees the figure slumped in the snow he hurries towards it. Oh God, are those shackles? They're not really a thing in his world - or at least they're not in his inner city bubble so they still have a somewhat shocking effect on him.]
It's okay. I'm here to help. Can you tell me your name?