Walk | Talk | Think
The winter season came as both a relief to the autumn-born healer, drawing her out of the hormonal frenzy of her heat, but also as a time of difficulty. It was the herald to the time of her first pregnancy, her first litter than had been born in the north. More importantly, it was a reminder of her time in captivity, as a prisoner of the demon who seeded his spawn inside of her and claimed the brats before they were even born. All of it was one giant unpleasant memory, flashes of a time in her life that had changed her irrevocably and haunted her even to this day. Her companion, the scrawny black cat Belladonna, had noticed. By now she knew the story, if only in bits and pieces, and as a means of assisting her gloomy mistress she offered a suggestion. Perhaps a vacation is in order.
At first Callisto had not been able to see the sense in the idea. The Fern Gulley had plenty to offer her as a means of useful herbs and plants, remedies that were waiting there for her to find them. But the cat explained, and eventually the stubborn wolf had come around to it. A chance to get away for a while, a change of scenery that would take her mind off of things, offer her something else to focus on... Maybe something of that sort could actually be helpful, given the downward spiral her thoughts had begun to make again.
Their destination, it turned out, was a place that she had not even known existed. Her companion had apparently traveled much before becoming a burr in her side that refused to budge, and it was her suggestion also that they travel to the southern continent. For safety's sake - and because he had indeed become a fixed figure in her life - Jakart was asked along. Considering how they had been spending the majority of the past season, Callisto expected an eagerly affirmative response, and that was what she received. Together, with her companion taking point, the healer and warrior traversed through the southern portion of Alacritia proper and across the land bridge that brought them to the other side.
Callisto noticed immediately the warmth. While winter had begun to drag icy fingers through the Gulley and chill everything it could touch, these lands appeared stuck in an opposite climate, warm and vibrant and green. So much green. That alone began to turn her mood around, allowed her thoughts to become distracted with the possibilities this place possessed. There could be something new here, something we can't find back home. I could discover something new. It was exciting, thrilling, and made her uncharacteristically optimistic. Maybe the cat had the right idea after all.
She had no idea what land they traveled through, or whether it even had a name, but as she and her companions traversed the thick woodlands Calli's silver-blue eyes could not stop their constant scanning. She wandered distractedly behind Belladonna, who continued to peer over her shoulder to make sure the two quiet canines behind her had not lost their way. Noticing Callisto looking about, the edge of her lips quirked into a little grin. "Let me know if you find anything interesting," Bella informed them both as she returned her attention ahead. Calli barely registered the words, still reveling over the fact there were still plenty of green things here as opposed to the dormant plants back home.
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