Rain, Rain, Go Away
01-20-2018, 10:47 PM
What had started out as a simple plant hunt had quickly turned into a mad dash for shelter as a massive storm rolled in. Malleus had seen the clouds coming, watched the lightning flash in the distance, but he'd stuck to the plan and continued to gather ginger plants long after all the other animals had fled the area. It was amazing, really, how quiet the territory had gotten once all the birds left and the small critters had taken cover. He'd been so content to continue his work that he hadn't noticed any of that...until a ferocious boom of lightning had rattled his teeth. By then it was too late. Now the titan sat wet and grumpy beneath the great body of a felled tree. The massive oak, a casualty of the stormy season's earlier gales, lay on its side with its massive root ball jutting towards the heavens. It was there between the exposed roots and the tree's lowest branch that Malleus was huddled. Another flash of lightning caused him to cringe in anticipation of the coming thunder. He wasn't disappointed. Not two seconds later a teeth rattling crackle split the air and out of instinct Malleus ducked. After a moment he straightened and glared out into the rain. This was not how he wanted to spend his day. If not for the lightning, he'd carry on, but with the sky flashing every few seconds he was sure he'd get popped if he set so much as a toe outside his shelter. |