And... this place sucks

Already she was regretting her decision to come this way, but Kaija was too stubborn to admit even to herself that she'd screwed up. Nah, she'd come this way to see what was out here, so she was dead set on doing just that... albeit begrudgingly now. The wind kicked up even more and she braced herself against its chill, using her claws to bear down into the dirt, as if she was afraid she'd be swept away with the wind. Might be better than trekking through the barren wasteland, though...

Someone's voice cut across the wind and she whipped her head around to see who it was. Adventuring always felt a little less weird when she wasn't alone, and she was glad she had at least a fraction of a chance to be rescued now if she ended up doing something stupid. "Uh.. hey!" The pup called back. Kaija was still definitely a child but she'd already begun to grow into her adult frame, however pup-like she still seemed. "I think so. This place sucks though. But I wanted to see what was out here!" Carefully she avoided another, even wider crack in the dirt - all she saw below was darkness, not that it was quite big enough for her to fall into but it still made her feel weird. "Whatcha doing out here?"