Sentinel on the Trail
[Dinomites]
01-10-2021, 10:04 PM
Asuka Omori It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop The terrain was difficult to navigate, and being a stranger to this land was not making it any easier on the woman. The sun was drifting toward the horizon, casting a warm light that was soothing to her. Soon night would fall, and she would feel much more at ease with the cloak of darkness around her. Her travels so far had not been pleasant, but she was determined to complete her quest... eventually. Huddled within the comforting closeness of the trees and brush, Asuka had planned to wait out these last moments of light before creeping from her foxhole and moving steadily north. A distant sound caught her attention, heart immediately beating faster as her anxiety gripped her chest. Someone was near - but not too near, judging by the sound itself. She attempted to slow her breathing, gritting her teeth as she ran through a handful of scenarios in her mind. In the end, she decided a small peek wouldn't be harmful; with the sound seemingly a distance away, she could quickly check and scuttle back to the brush. Carefully and every so quietly, the dark woman rose from the ground and took a half step forward, just enough to stretch out her neck from the brittle vegetation and peer over the ledge. Dual-colored gaze looked up and down the wall before movement caught her attention. Her body froze as she watched the other creature from her perch above, eventually coming to the conclusion that it was another wolf with accessories. The other's fur caused her throat to constrict, her breath catching as she stared. The pattern... Asuka blinked a few times, bringing the man into focus as she pushed her hopes away; no, this was a stranger - not one of her brethren. A icy bath of reality washed over her neck and down her spine, freezing her in place as the stranger moved steadily closer. It wasn't until the shape of the rocky wall began to cut him off from her view that she realized she was still staring - and needed to move back fast. She shifted her weight and duck back into the brush and an unmistakable crack sounded ever so clearly. Eyes dropped to her front paw, a stick broken in two beneath it. No no no no no... Panic rose, the back of her throat stinging with bile. I was careful. I've been so careful. This mantra looped in her mind as she shuffled back to the safety of the brush, making even more noise in her fear-stricken state. Please don't notice, please don't notice... Asuka flattened herself to the ground and clamped her eyes shut, attempting to make herself as small as possible. Talk talk talk is all you do Thinking is too much work |
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