Cedar Falls. Even the name seemed impressive. Normally, she would have echoed the words on her own voice. But something told her she wouldn't be able to hear it even if she tried. While her attention was still wrapped up in the current of the river, she was acutely aware of her father as he began to narrate the explanation that she craved. If there was one thing she loved more than a good adventure- it was a lesson. Her fawn-tipped ears were the first to swivel- her pale blue gaze to follow. As she committed each detail he had to offer her to memory. Waterfall. It was certainly a name that provided an adequate description of what was happening. Certainly beautiful at that. "Is this a big waterfall?" Talyssa asked curiously, wondering how it compared to any of the others that her father might have seen in his travels.
When her second question was answered, her tail swayed in excitement at his response. Her eyes twinkling with visible enthusiasm. However, when she scanned the slope for herself, she wasn't quite sure what the best path was to attempt the descent. So when Artorias took the lead, she was eager and thankful to follow. But before she could take her first step down the slope, her father's voice captivated her once more. She watched with rounded eyes as he demonstrated the technique to avoid an all-out fall. "Okay, Daddy." She responded, offering a verbal cue to her understanding ever so lightly. The young Carpathius girl certainly did her best to stick to the path laid out for her following her father down to the bottom of the falls, specifically making an effort to put her paws down where his had been- to the best of her ability of course. The size difference didn't exactly help her cause.
Though, with the shifting of weight, it seemed that some of the smaller rocks and gravel had become loose in time. And as they made their way down to the bottom of the falls, Taly couldn't help the gasp that escaped her lips in reflex at the sudden noise of the tumbling gravel rattled behind them.
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