Nahh, you don't have to if you don't want to. What matters is that they meet AT ALL. The stuff that happens in between your guy seeing the smoke and then arriving at its location isn't really that important... unless something important plot-related happens, like your guy getting ambushed by the raven-dude or something.

Oh, and I see you're a fan of Nightpain--errr, Edgar Allen Poe, which made me think of this awesome South Park episode. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64-FUkiVZew
Also, that episode gave me the idea to make an emo/goth teenager for a future RP

--Edit: Ah, you already did it. NEVERMIND. GREAT POST. THANK YOU FOR EDIT.