storm on the horizon

*Sota* · 06-04-2019, 05:58 PM

Storms were not the worst thing in the world, as far as Sota was concerned... though for a moment the rapidly increasing strength of the wind made him wonder if he might be swept up and blown away completely. His fears were fleeting, replaced by fierce concern when the stranger begin to speak, admitting over the roar of the storm that she couldn't see. Neither could he, at least not well, but her voice had a frantic tone to it that suggested she really couldn't see. Sota gulped hard, nodded as she explained the directions to him. Just past the sand and to the east. Finding shelter was seeming more and more imperative with each second that passed, the storm showing clear signs that it wasn't about to let up any time soon.

Quickly the distance between them lessened and Eris was dishing out instructions that he likely wouldn't question, even if in any other scenario. He made a quiet noise of understanding as he too moved to crouch to the ground, hunkered down from the pelting rain and strong wind. Even despite her declaration that she couldn't see, she didn't seem to struggle too badly, and only once did he have to nudge her flank - vaguely aware of just how uncomfortable he was touching a stranger - in order to keep her on the right course.

It wasn't long before sand shifted to grass, and what he could see of the landscape behind the downpour seemed even more chaotic. Trees seemed to flow sideways, whipping dangerously as stray leaves and branches were sent into the unknown, and Sota felt his ears pin a little more tightly to his skull as a large branch whizzed past his head. His heart was beating a little faster, but he was intent on keeping pace with Eris and ensuring both of them found shelter, and soon.

He wasn't sure whether he was more surprised by Eris's noise or the fact that suddenly she disappeared, though a quick survey of his surroundings found her stumbling into the roots of a tree, which opened into a small den - exactly as she'd explained. The flash of lightning illuminated the area a little better, though only for a second, and Sota had to hope desperately that the movement he'd seen shifting behind her was simply her own shadow and not something more sinister. Either way - he didn't have time to figure it out, and warily he moved forward and lowered himself down into the dug den. The muddy ground shifted into much less offensive dirt, and before long Sota was gently shaking water from his coat and realizing that he was much closer to this stranger than he'd expected he'd end up... but he was dry, and that was good. "Are you okay?" Sota asked after a moment, furrowing his brow as he tried to get a better look at her in the dim light, her features only occasionally illuminated by a flash of lightning outside.

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