Do you believe in Ice or Fire
Joe
06-12-2021, 09:38 PM
His laugh was like a warm breath in a cool winter, pleasant and soothing on her ears. She held herself flat while he pulled himself back to his full height. Careful not to put too much weight near his back, and overburden his injured leg.
Crossing with Iho was a vast difference to crossing on her own. Her stubbly little legs did little to give her tiny body height, and had left her soaked to her chin. Iho, the rat, was barely left with wet legs.
Despite her care not to put weight near his leg, he began to stagger partway into the journey. She jumped to her paws, digging in with her claws without meaning to. Pulling against his scruff as though that would do anything to keep him upright. A moment later, his teasing voice floated to her ears, and she swiped his ear indignantly. “I should have left you to drown.” She teased back, keeping just the right level of huff in her voice.
He redeemed himself by carrying her not just over the water, but back towards his little hide out under the trees. He lowered himself to the ground, and she scampered back off his back with their supplies. “Just you wait, Mister. My parents are huge, and I'll be bigger than you in no time.” She threatened - and then she would be the one teasing him about getting his stomach wet. Shaking her head at him, she shook off her mammoth coat first, and pulled the edges taunt with her teeth as she spread it out on the grass. The coat was thick enough to survive the worst winter temperatures, and was plush beneath him.
“Hmmm…” She said in response to his question, and glanced at him from beneath her antlered face. “I suppose you can call me Kit” she allowed. “Since we’re friends now and all.” She opened up the bag and pulled out a long stick of dried mammoth piece and offered it up to him, grabbing out the canteen and wedging it onto the coat carefully at the same time. Next came the fire starter. “Do you know how to use this?”
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Crossing with Iho was a vast difference to crossing on her own. Her stubbly little legs did little to give her tiny body height, and had left her soaked to her chin. Iho, the rat, was barely left with wet legs.
Despite her care not to put weight near his leg, he began to stagger partway into the journey. She jumped to her paws, digging in with her claws without meaning to. Pulling against his scruff as though that would do anything to keep him upright. A moment later, his teasing voice floated to her ears, and she swiped his ear indignantly. “I should have left you to drown.” She teased back, keeping just the right level of huff in her voice.
He redeemed himself by carrying her not just over the water, but back towards his little hide out under the trees. He lowered himself to the ground, and she scampered back off his back with their supplies. “Just you wait, Mister. My parents are huge, and I'll be bigger than you in no time.” She threatened - and then she would be the one teasing him about getting his stomach wet. Shaking her head at him, she shook off her mammoth coat first, and pulled the edges taunt with her teeth as she spread it out on the grass. The coat was thick enough to survive the worst winter temperatures, and was plush beneath him.
“Hmmm…” She said in response to his question, and glanced at him from beneath her antlered face. “I suppose you can call me Kit” she allowed. “Since we’re friends now and all.” She opened up the bag and pulled out a long stick of dried mammoth piece and offered it up to him, grabbing out the canteen and wedging it onto the coat carefully at the same time. Next came the fire starter. “Do you know how to use this?”