Damian couldn't even tell where they were and there were no identifiable landmarks, so he had nothing to base direction off of, however, he knew the sun set north or south of due east. He shook his head almost to the others as much as it was to himself. Damian wouldn't be able to see where the sun set with all these damn trees, and waiting to move until dark didn't seem like an appealing option to him.
I am so glad to read you writing 'North or South of due East'. It's a little thing and no one would have cared if you had just flat out said East, but it's these little details that make the world come alive in stories.
The sun doesn't really rise in the East and sets in the West. The North Star isn't the brightest start in the night sky (actually the 49th according to astronomers), and days don't get longer in summer and shorter in winter, you just have more or less sunlight exposure during those same 24 hour cycles.
My compliments to you Mega.
The trees. Every other tree had five distinct claw marks slashed in the trunk. Branching his mind into a different thought process he figured out why the noises the Gardevoir noticed hadn't approached them yet. They were already in claimed ground. Why else had it been so quiet? Those Pachirisu stuck to the trees and could avoid a large predator. What was it? Racking the far reaches of his mind and travels he struggled to remember what creature marked trees.
Another things that got me really excited. Looking at the environments and having things show up that makes sense for them to be there. An Ursaring encounter, or not if you manage to evade it, has so much more impact now than any other Pokemon you could have encountered.
All in all this was a really awesome entry Mega. I enjoyed it very much.
Also, the more I read about Damian the better I find his theme song fits in my mind. He really seems like a boy in over his head, but pushing his own worries aside and stepping up regardless because there are people that are relying on him to do so now. He's totally being a hero.
