i promise that you'll never be lonely

Dirty paws took slow steps so that she seemed to have to concentrate just to make her body move. Caelum wasn't sure how long she had been on the move, but even after running into the occasional stranger she persisted in her aimless wandering. Something in her just wouldn't let her rest, even when she needed it, this part of her mind seemed to know that idleness would only bring about reflection on experiences she wished to escape. It was almost funny how one could know what they were doing was unhealthy and yet continue doing it anyways.

Surveying her surroundings with bright blue eyes she took a minute to appreciate where she was. Grass swayed side to side as gentle winds seemed to play with it teasingly, and the nearby river meandered ever closer to the ocean, she could just barely smell it in the distance. A half-hearted smile made it's way over her lips as she padded forward, hoping to find some refreshment in the water close by. Her lithe form stretched out a bit as she climbed a small hill, pausing at the top before descending the other side on a path to the cool river below.

For a bit she just admired the sparkling water, yawning and stretching her aching muscles. She soon noticed a grey canine across the water from her, his height and size so much greater than her own that at first she was entirely consumed by her absolute fascination with his dimensions that she didn't register what she considered truly odd coloration until a little while had passed. She had never seen someone with such deep crimson markings before. Sure Caelum had witnessed many odd markings and a few uncommon shades, but never this red. And... were those tusks? She could only look on uncertainly, overcome by her incredulity.