Looking out at the vastness around him Irah felt a sudden, overwhelming dread. For some reason he'd forgotten about the rain and was slowly becoming drenched through his thin cloak that wasn't made with volatile island weather in mind.
He began to think he'd really bitten off more than he could chew with his plan as he made his way into Jin'ta from the docks, but it was too late the turn back. His ship had literally sailed and he was not due to return home for weeks even if he was lucky and it returned on time to retrieve him.
The murky puddles along the path required some careful navigation on his part to not be soaked through his boots as well. It really sucked the charm out of his arrival, not even having a moment to appreciate the natural beauty of the rainforests just a little further inland he assumed he'd be spending his every waking moment within as soon as he was settled.
Irah hadn't planned ahead for a place to stay and found himself eagerly ducking into the first inn he found to get out of the rain so at least his bags wouldn't be soaked through or his papers damaged. The warmth inside was welcome and he shivered as it heated the ice in his veins. The rate seemed a little...high. For at least a night or two he would happily pay while he got his bearings, but in his opinion the place wasn't nice enough to command it.
It was homey, cozy and uncluttered, but it seemed just okay compared to some of the grand places of his travels. Perhaps the people of Thanatos were just like that, but time would tell.
Setting his things out to dry and changing into fresh clothes he soon realized that he didn't have quite as much to do as he'd thought he might so early on. The rain would pass, his belongings would dry, and then he would have seemingly endless time to explore.
He'd thought it might have been necessary to arrange for a guide or explore the city more to get his bearings, but the forest was right there like a siren's call for him and all of the rest seemed unimportant. It didn't seem like a difficult thing to navigate to, though getting through it was something he wasn't thinking of just yet, already caught up in all the unknown possibilities.
Before he could even really have a chance to waffle on a decision the young man was hurrying out the door as soon as the sound of heavy raindrops on the roof had stopped. Being out was important, and he didn't even stop to think about whether it was really safe or not to be doing so.