Ashes, ashes, we all fall down
Iolaire
Professor
12-19-2019, 07:22 AM
Iolaire felt as if her teeth were going to break as she began to pull the woman out of the suctioning mud. They didn't, thankfully, and the red fae had enough sense to use her own force the get out of the much as soon as she was close to the bank. Iolaire spat out the branch and the peeling remnants that her teeth had made. There was a nasty taste in her mouth now. Just great. There was nothing to drink but bird water. Flipping open the pack, she rummaged around until she found a piece of sweet mint. Chewing that erased the nasty branch taste and left her mouth nice and refreshed. In all of her oral musings, she hadn't even realized that she'd almost been fallen upon. Io was, after all, more than a little self absorbed. As the formerly trapped woman spoke, Iolaire brought her green and gold eyes looking that way. She apologized for almost falling on her? Hmm. Well it was a good thing that didn't happen or she'd stink like mud too. She accepted the apology with a nod, however. She accepted the thanks with a nod as well. "Come on," she said, motioning for the woman to follow her. "I imagine you haven't spent a lot of time in swamps." She padded towards one of the main waterways and pointed first to the hard land at the edge, then a mass of cranes and other long legged birds further out. "The bank is strong. See the wading birds? It's safe to go in here." While she waited for the woman to cleanse herself of the stinking mud, Iolaire settled herself upon the bank. "When traversing a marshy or boggy landscape, you need to go slowly. Test the land before you step on it. Be hyper aware." Her head tilted back and forth as she spoke as if teaching was nothing to her. "If the ground looks particularly dark, try to avoid it. Rich land means water. Water means sink holes." It was all sound advice. Having been born in a swampy landscape, she'd been forced to learn. Learn or die, her mother had said when she was but a pup. Learn, she had. |
Io has a dwarf caribou companion and a snow leopard companion. Assume they aren't with her unless stated otherwise.