Rise and shine, bitch
09-17-2017, 07:46 PM
The pretty trees aside, there wasn't much to see in these woods. They were just...woods. The terrain was uneven and rocky in some places, but it was all pretty much the same. Redbuds here, redbuds there. A stream, some jagged rocks, maybe an outcropping...and more redbuds.
There were hints here and there that suggested that forest had been very different at one point. Every once in awhile she came across an old charred stump. At first Kanja didn't think much of them, but after awhile it became clear that a fire had spread through these parts. She didn't know how far it had spread, but so far everything that she'd explored appeared to have been affected in some way. And that made sense; the forest, with all its low growing vegetation and spindly little redbuds, was young. How else would the little trees have managed to take over such a large area? They didn't grow tall enough to compete with the oaks or the elms.
Thud.
Kanja canted her head to the side. Now, what the hell was that? Thud. She let the sound lead her. As she drew closer smaller sounds filtered in with the heavy, hollow thudding. There was the sound of footsteps through leaf litter, a series of scraping sounds and then... Thud. She didn't know what to make of it. Whatever it was, it sounded interesting. Kanja sped up but was careful to watch her step. While she was eager to investigate she wasn't going to throw caution completely to the wind. For all she knew it could be a pair of bears getting it on - and that was the last thing she wanted to walk into. She was going to be quiet and if it was bears, or something equally unappealing, she'd turn around and sneak off.
As she drew nearer the giantess adopted a low, predatory slink. She was a bit too big to use the low foliage around her for cover, but it didn't hurt any to lower her profile from looming over the ferns to lurking just above them. Thud. There! Her gaze fixed on...well, wait. What exactly was she looking at? Kanja squinted. It was a wolf, that much she was sure, but what was on it? She couldn't tell if he had some kind of disease or if - ew - the wolf was missing most of the skin on his torso. From his neck to perhaps the middle of his chest the brute was a garish red-orange. Not quite the color of healthy tissue, the skin (if that's what it was) was smooth and mottled with... She squinted and drew closer. Were those flowers? And was that fur poking out from under the neck of the red-orange...thing?
She watched as he ran at a tree and then leapt up at the branches with parted jaws. Perhaps the weirdness across his back wasn't the oddest thing about him. He could still very well be diseased, but the red-orange second skin aside, he looked to be in decent health. Maybe he was just crazy.
Kanja was intrigued. She'd never met a crazy wolf before. That he appeared to be about her size should have maybe been a little worrying, but what the hell. She was going to mess with him anyway. The brute paused what he was doing and Kanja saw an opportunity to reveal herself. "You know," she said sagely, "it might be easier to walk around the tree instead of over it." The giantess shrugged, feigning nonchalance as she eagerly awaited a reaction. "Just a thought." Was he crazy? Rabid? She couldn't wait to find out.
There were hints here and there that suggested that forest had been very different at one point. Every once in awhile she came across an old charred stump. At first Kanja didn't think much of them, but after awhile it became clear that a fire had spread through these parts. She didn't know how far it had spread, but so far everything that she'd explored appeared to have been affected in some way. And that made sense; the forest, with all its low growing vegetation and spindly little redbuds, was young. How else would the little trees have managed to take over such a large area? They didn't grow tall enough to compete with the oaks or the elms.
Thud.
Kanja canted her head to the side. Now, what the hell was that? Thud. She let the sound lead her. As she drew closer smaller sounds filtered in with the heavy, hollow thudding. There was the sound of footsteps through leaf litter, a series of scraping sounds and then... Thud. She didn't know what to make of it. Whatever it was, it sounded interesting. Kanja sped up but was careful to watch her step. While she was eager to investigate she wasn't going to throw caution completely to the wind. For all she knew it could be a pair of bears getting it on - and that was the last thing she wanted to walk into. She was going to be quiet and if it was bears, or something equally unappealing, she'd turn around and sneak off.
As she drew nearer the giantess adopted a low, predatory slink. She was a bit too big to use the low foliage around her for cover, but it didn't hurt any to lower her profile from looming over the ferns to lurking just above them. Thud. There! Her gaze fixed on...well, wait. What exactly was she looking at? Kanja squinted. It was a wolf, that much she was sure, but what was on it? She couldn't tell if he had some kind of disease or if - ew - the wolf was missing most of the skin on his torso. From his neck to perhaps the middle of his chest the brute was a garish red-orange. Not quite the color of healthy tissue, the skin (if that's what it was) was smooth and mottled with... She squinted and drew closer. Were those flowers? And was that fur poking out from under the neck of the red-orange...thing?
She watched as he ran at a tree and then leapt up at the branches with parted jaws. Perhaps the weirdness across his back wasn't the oddest thing about him. He could still very well be diseased, but the red-orange second skin aside, he looked to be in decent health. Maybe he was just crazy.
Kanja was intrigued. She'd never met a crazy wolf before. That he appeared to be about her size should have maybe been a little worrying, but what the hell. She was going to mess with him anyway. The brute paused what he was doing and Kanja saw an opportunity to reveal herself. "You know," she said sagely, "it might be easier to walk around the tree instead of over it." The giantess shrugged, feigning nonchalance as she eagerly awaited a reaction. "Just a thought." Was he crazy? Rabid? She couldn't wait to find out.
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THIS FLOOF IS NOT NICE
EXPECT FOUL LANGUAGE AND GIGGLES AT YOUR EXPENSE AT THE VERY LEAST
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