A white snake with silverish patterns slithered around the Higurashi compounds quietly. It's the unusual patterning wasn't enough, the light blue gem should also be clue enough that this snake wasn't ordinary. Tongue kept sticking out to detect any abnormalities in the air. What he could tell initially was that there was a lot of spirituality surrounding the premises... which made sense given that even he could tell that this was a shrine.

What he couldn't understand is why he could smell the scent of their youngest around here. What would she have been doing around here, when she should've known how dangerous it could be? Many shrines would not react well to a Demon, much less a young kit like herself.

Tamako was nearby conducting her own search, probably in the nearest park looking for their youngest who had snuck out. Something about how she wasn't allowed to have her favorite snack, so she'd run away... again. One would think she'd learned her lesson, but with how young she was, her memory was rather... short.

The snake paused in its tracks and coiled it's body in a circle- a defensive maneuver to ready all it's muscles to either spring away to safety or to strike. It seemed that one of the humans here at the shrine had caught sight of him. Perhaps not that difficult as he was slithering around in the light dusting of snow. He hoped nothing bad would come of this encounter, as he couldn't waste too much time.

A low warning hiss as he locks eyes with a young human woman.