we didn't start the [FIRE IN ABAVEN]

Eulogy's day had started like any other, wake up, get a little morning snack and hide away in the thicket being, as she saw it, useless as always. No one could of told her the hot day would of taken a turn for the worst in such a quick time either. She'd been doing her best to avoid everyone and stay out of the way. But the storm clouds she thought had signaled rain to the dry land. An end to this drought.

Everything happened so fast. She'd been laying in the thicket under her close to dying tree, where her den and home was, when as it seemed all hell broke loose. The lightning seemed to strike almost directly behind her on her tree and in the moment she let out a yelp. She had never once encountered a wild fire so the smell that reached her and the sounds of orders and panic that came next, to say the least stunned her into shock. There was danger here somewhere her head told her but as her eyes watched the flames flicker and roar into life before beginning its rampage she was frozen. She didn't know what to do! Her home! It was burning her tree! And heading for her!

Her ears folded and she reacted as quick as possible but not quick enough. A branch falling struck her, a gash opening on her brow, knocking her to the ground and causing her to emit a screech of pain. It burnt! She scrambled to get up and shook her dizzy head. She needed to find Ryme and little Poem. She rushed to escape the fires skidding to a halt as she heard a cry from a child. It wasnt poem but that didnt stop her. Of course she spun and ran towards the sound squeezing her eye shut to stop the blood from flowing into her eye. Her head was throbbing and her breath came in coughs. She came to a halt as she saw the scene through the smoke. A cough came from her and she eyed the Male and lion. What were they supposed to do? Obviously she wasnt hurting the child. A croak of a howl left her for Rhyme. A lion on top of this disaster, stealing a child no less!but there was no way she was reaching them with this headache. It was almost as bad as when her father had bit her upon the head, if not worse. Actually no, it was worse, definitely worse. She couldn't stay here either though. She needed to make sure Poem made it out okay.

She turned on her heels and started again towards where she hoped Rhyme was. But then again she had barely left her den, let alone learned the territory. But self preservation and her determination to see the next day had her. She was starting to move slower but she was still moving. By the time she made it clear of smoke and her paws touched water she was exhausted and just flopped. If she had the sense about her right now she'd of called for someone. But her head was splitting open it felt like. She let herself lay there in the shallow water though, it felt nice on her brow as she pushed the brow into the water and settled on her side. Coughs came from her as she struggled to catch her breath in clean air.