Ain't no mountain high enough
09-24-2017, 02:47 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-24-2017, 02:49 PM by Kanja.)
Her travels across the East had brought her to a strange and intriguing land. The terrain was steep, the air was moist, and the ground was oddly warm. It was the last of these that had Kanja's curiosity piqued. The ground was almost too warm. Sure, the sun was shining and summer was in full swing, but what she felt had to be more than simply a product of the season. And oh, was it ever! There was a volcano up ahead.
Her hopes were high as she made her way towards the top of the mountain. She'd heard stories of, but never seen, a volcano before. A fellow loner quite some distance down the mountain had told her what was up ahead and Kanja was eager to see it for herself. She almost couldn't believe what the woman had said. The loner had compared the pool of lava at the top to the sun. How cool was that? The rogue had seemed unnerved by what she'd seen, but that did little to curb Kanja's excitement.
With a huff the giantess paused to rest. The closer she got to the top the steeper the terrain became. That wasn't the only thing that changed. Something she'd noticed the other day was that there were fewer animals this far up the mountain. Somewhere around the halfway mark the common forest dwellers had decided to go no further. She saw the occasional squirrel or two, but no groundhogs, no rabbits. It was kind of odd. Maybe they knew something she didn't or maybe it had something to do with the change in tree cover, but either way, what animal life that did live up here seemed hardier. She'd seen some goats who, upon seeing her, had bounded up a sheer rock face as if it were nothing.
The break she'd allowed herself was short and inadequate, but she wanted to reach the top today so with a stretch and a deep breath, she set off again at an easy jog. This was her third day on the Mount and it would take just as many days to reach the base again, and she was eager to carry on with her exploration of these lands. There was a lot to see and not enough days in a wolf's lifetime to see it all. But Kanja thought she could get pretty damn close.
Her hopes were high as she made her way towards the top of the mountain. She'd heard stories of, but never seen, a volcano before. A fellow loner quite some distance down the mountain had told her what was up ahead and Kanja was eager to see it for herself. She almost couldn't believe what the woman had said. The loner had compared the pool of lava at the top to the sun. How cool was that? The rogue had seemed unnerved by what she'd seen, but that did little to curb Kanja's excitement.
With a huff the giantess paused to rest. The closer she got to the top the steeper the terrain became. That wasn't the only thing that changed. Something she'd noticed the other day was that there were fewer animals this far up the mountain. Somewhere around the halfway mark the common forest dwellers had decided to go no further. She saw the occasional squirrel or two, but no groundhogs, no rabbits. It was kind of odd. Maybe they knew something she didn't or maybe it had something to do with the change in tree cover, but either way, what animal life that did live up here seemed hardier. She'd seen some goats who, upon seeing her, had bounded up a sheer rock face as if it were nothing.
The break she'd allowed herself was short and inadequate, but she wanted to reach the top today so with a stretch and a deep breath, she set off again at an easy jog. This was her third day on the Mount and it would take just as many days to reach the base again, and she was eager to carry on with her exploration of these lands. There was a lot to see and not enough days in a wolf's lifetime to see it all. But Kanja thought she could get pretty damn close.
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THIS FLOOF IS NOT NICE
EXPECT FOUL LANGUAGE AND GIGGLES AT YOUR EXPENSE AT THE VERY LEAST