II-CinderRadcliff-II
Kitsune of the North
TRAVERSING SOMEWHERE
Snow. The cloudy sky above scattered the occasional flake or two of it down as the weather forewarned of the approaching snowstorm, the clouds to the north much denser as the dampened winds of the forest blew southward. Aside from the sound of pie trees rustling in the wind and the occasional whistling of the wind as a gust blew past, all that could be heard within the forest was silence. She didn't have long to return home before the storm swept over the forest, and Lauren wasn't about to risk getting caught outside during a blizzard. With a sigh, she quickened her pace. Her hands reached up to her face to adjust her scarf, the winter glove on her right hand occasionally getting caught in the joints of her prosthetic. Her winter coat was shielding her from most of the cold, as were the winter pants she had custom made for her. Though it wouldn't completely stop her body heat from being sapped away from her. As she looked down for a brief moment to double check she was still following the trail, she paused. There was suddenly a trail of footprints that looked to be heading in the same direction as she was, and she couldn't recall seeing anyone pass by her earlier while she had taken a break. Still, she hurried her pace to a light jog, her winter boots helping her avoid slipping on the thin layer of ice resting below the powdered snow.
As Lauren approached the top of the slight uphill incline the path leading home continued over, she saw a familiar figure off in the distance. She was quick to run over towards them, their distinctive feathers solidifying who it was. Cahron, the birdbrained avian who had always seemed to be flirting with her every time they had conversed back in the East Empire a couple of weeks ago. As she approached she slowed her pace back down to a walk, standing about a meter or two away from him as she smiled underneath of her scarf.
"Geez, if I had known the storm sent you flying out here, I'd have told you where my cottage was." She teased with a half-joking tone, her eyes briefly staring into his before she looked back towards the path. The footprints seemed to have veered off the trail to where the avian was standing before her, so it was his footprints she had followed. She gave a light sigh before giving him an intense glare. "Seriously you idiot, you had your sister worried about you! After that typhoon passed and you hadn't returned..." Lauren paused as she suddenly found herself holding back tears herself. "...She wasn't the only one who was concerned about you." Lauren finished with a softer tone than the loud temper that had flared just moments ago, wiping her eyes with the sleeve of her coat. At least she knew that he was safe. She had started thinking about writing Miiya a letter to let her know that Cahron was safe, though he'd probably be able to fly faster than the letter would take to reach her friend. Unfortunately for both of them, they didn't have a lot of time to stand outside and discuss things - as the snowstorm started setting in and the winds grew harsher and colder. "Come on and follow me, unless you want to try building an igloo and spend the night out in the cold. I live relatively close by." Lauren said coldly as she tightly grabbed his hand with her left hand, practically dragging him along with her as she tried to outpace the worst of the snowstorm. The sun gradually drew closer to setting as the clouds overhead began to sweep over the land below like a blanket, their surrounding growing dimmer as the sun was already hidden behind the thick clouds.
Irihi
IN THE WILDERNESS
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