gonna break my rusty cage

It wasn’t that the ever present anxiety had gotten too much mind, nor that the itch in her feet was far too much for the girl to handle either. She just needed to get out, to see what else was on offer in the area yeah? Sure the falls were beautiful but the sulphurous scent of the hot springs and the damp air... well, it was growing on her whatever.

So here she was, sea breeze whipping through her fur and sand under her paws, with Theo perched on her head, small arms folded, facing towards her rump, clearly displeased with this turn of events, assuming she was on the run again. The Avalon had every intention of returning to the Hallows. She didn’t plan on going back empty pawed either.

Something in her blood sung to be so close to the water and she had to wonder. "Hey Theo? Do I know how t’swim?" The squirrel leapt off her back then, perching himself on a stray boulder that stuck out of the sand. "Why don’ y’ try it an’ see?" He shot back rather sulkily. The chocolate coated girl heaved a heavy sigh and rolled her eyes. "Fu-iine! But if I drown y’got a long walk home without me." She strode towards the water, muttering under her breath about freeloading rodents treating her like a damn beast of burden or something.

Cold water lapped at her toes, fiery eyes taking in the concentric sandbars and wondering what sort of creatures might live between them? The bottom dropped away suddenly and her head disappeared beneath the surface, an unexpected current pulling her along. She was fucked.

"Percy". "Theo".