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Her paws were starting to get dirty from the digging she was doing, and she could feel the daunting burn in her forearms from the effort she was putting in. The digging was proving useless, she hadn't even felt any mud- the dirt was just that. Dry dirt. A huff left her lips and Arisha felt the defeat circling around her again. Why had that become the most common emotion to her? Why couldn't something turn in her favor? Was life truly trying to be this cruel to her, when she was just barely starting to live in it? Her attention had been so focused in on digging that she didn't hear nor smell the other approach. It wasn't until she heard a howl that her head snapped up, eyes wide as her ears flattened down on her skull. The woman spoke and Arisha stayed frozen, unsure of what to do. It had been a few months since she'd even seen another creature- and this woman looked different from any of her family. "I..." She began to speak but stopped as she coughed, her throat dry and her voice hoarse and strained. "...don't know." She managed to finish before she took a few careful steps back, away from the hole she was digging and added a bit of distance between her and the unknown woman. Licking her dry lips, Arisha looked at the woman's overall healthy appearance, and was unable to stop the next question from leaving her maw. "Do you know where any water is?" |