the kingsroad

Satire didn’t really understand why they weren’t supposed to go near the rapids, but as far as she was concerned, they wouldn’t be getting too close so it would be fine, right? That was what she kept telling herself at least. “We’ll be super careful and no one will ever know we were close, right?” She asked her sister with a raised eyebrow, asking if she was willing to keep that secret. Leaving the den she felt the biting cold surrounding her and she shivered softly. She hated the cold. Hated it, but food had ultimately outweighed her need for the warmth that the den provided. Her sister sneezed and it caused her to jump, her fur bristling from the shock before she realized what had happened. “We’ll be super quick and then we can curl up for a nap by the fire.” She offered, hopeful that her sister would not bail on her.

She followed eagerly after her sister, a determined look on her own face as she also got serious. She bound off after her, following the scent. They could do this. They could do this. She didn’t want to come out in the bitter weather just to return with an empty stomach and probably a nasty cold. That sounded absolutely awful in her opinion. “I see it! I see it!” She called out when she spotted the creature, who had been alerted by their voice and bumbling behavior. “It’s running!”