Only going up from here

Holy crap were things boring lately. Kaija needed some excitement in her life, but she didn't want to piss of her mom or siblings or even Aurielle. She'd seemed a little unsure the last time she'd gone on an adventure, if Kaija was being honest, and she wasn't sure she wanted to test her luck again. But she'd been younger then and now she was totally an adult. Well, at least she was a yearling, and that seemed pretty adult to her - even if mentally she wasn't all that mature. Physically she'd long since come into adulthood, filling out her oversized frame easily. However, her demeanor didn't precisely match her age; she was far from graceful, tramping through the briar patch with little abandon for what happened to be beneath her paws. Likewise she seemed blissfully unaware of just how much noise she was making as she continued on, humming and swearing every time she felt a thorn wedge its way into her coat.  This place was a mess.

She wasn't sure why she'd even come here, except for wanting to see something new. She wanted an adventure and this place had seemed promising, like some kind of maze that might hold something in the center. All the vegetation and vines made it tricky to really navigate, and before long it really was ending up feeling like she was trapped in a maze. Still, she wasn't the type to dwell on regrets and she knew she'd find a way through, however long it took her. Maybe she'd even see something cool in the process.

"Fuck you, stupid little vine," she mumbled under her breath as she got tangled up in a vine she'd been trying to duck beneath. Her tusked head swung sharply toward it and then away again, snagging the vine and trying to pull it free from her hindpaws. Ultimately she ended up getting more tangled, and - far from a patient wolf - Kaija ended up thrashing about wildly for a few moments while she tried to untangle herself. Only by some strange stroke of luck did she manage to free herself properly, loping away into a less dangerous area. Out of the corner of her eye she saw a stranger, just about the prettiest wolf she'd ever seen, and she gravitated toward him without a hint of shyness. "Did you hurt yourself too? Those stupid vines are pretty painful. Think I got stuck a few times here," she demonstrated, lifting one of her front paws and splaying out her toes to reveal a pawpad that was just slightly scratched up.