Kalvin awakened in the top of the Old Oak, hanging from the ceiling with his head upside down. He yawned loudly, causing an echo throughout the hollow tree. He blinked a few times to fully emerge. Despite it was already afternoon, Kalvin was still sleeping as he usually sleeps at day and live at night. In his island, his clan was in the habit to wake up a while before the evening because they had to get organized. The fawn-bat almost fell off the top, he almost forgot he did not know how to fly yet. Carefully, he proceeded to climb down the wall to the ground using claws hidden in the fluff behind the hooves. They were rather small, but big enough to climb.

Once he put his hooves on earth, he stretched out and approached the entrance of the Old Oak. The light blinded him for some seconds until his eyes were getting used to it. He looked around, the Forest was calm today. Not a single fawn to be seen. Yet he remained on his guard. He did not know the Woods very well yet and therefore had to be careful. Kalvin walked out of the Old Tree and went in the part of the Forest behind it. He could see the Ruins from afar. And that is when he saw it that he realized something. He could see them but even if he did go to the Ruins several times already, he had never used this path behind the Oak, he rather passed by the Pond to go there. So that is why it is called the 'Endless Forest', the winged child thought.

As he was reaching the Ruins, he spotted a squirrel eating under a tree near a path of periwinkles. Nobody had ever taught him to hunt either, but he had to try. For days, he kept eating berries. He needed blood. Fresh blood from the small animals. He crawled closer to the rodent but as soon as he was near it, the squirrel ran up the tree. And it did not even look back! Kalvin was furious. He was hungry. He did not understand how the small animal sensed him. It was at this moment that a soft scent of sweet grass and lavender was brought to him by the wind from behind him. A very pleasant perfume to smell. The wind!, the fawn-bat realized. The wind brought my scent to the squirrel! This new knowledge would prove to be useful for his next hunt as he approached another squirrel nearby. This time, the rodent was facing the opposite direction and thus would not be able to smell his scent. Carefully, the child came closer just like with his previous prey, and while he was sufficiently near it, he leaped on it. The animal did not have enough time to react, Kalvin already sticked his fangs into its flesh, sucking its blood. Empty, he dropped the corpse and put it aside as a meal for any carnivore before walking away.

Back to the Old Oak that he considered now as his new home, he sat against the wall, at the left of the entrance and watched outside. The bird were chirping, some creatures were at the Pond and at the River, and Kalvin was proud of his first catch.

The fawn-bat watched young creatures playing at the Pond. One of them were hopping crazily and ended up in the water. Kalvin chuckled at that, he watched them laughing as their friend came back and shook themselves and ran away with the others, hopping, jumping and rearing up. As they became out of sight, the winged child sighed joyfully, imagining him playing with someone else. It would have been funny. Unfortunately, it would not be for today. Yet he did not lose hope. He missed his island and his clan. And as a matter of fact, the other clan as well! He wished someone familiar to him would finally find him or the reverse.

At this moment, the scent of sweet grass and lavender from earlier cam back, stronger. Kalvin heard a barely audible sound and spotted a tiny silhouette in the corner of his eyes and turned slightly the head to better see it. It was a small creature with a beak and was covered of feathers. A child? Surely. At least, it looked like so. He tried to not pay attention to it and turned the head back to the Pond, pretending he did not see them. It seemed inoffensive, but whatever it was, it was stranger to him.