Chill Ya To The Bone

The crack that Zenith had boldly shoved her body into had seemed big enough to fit her when she saw it and, for the most part, it is. Except, just as she spies a room on the other side of the wall of ice, the reddish woman realizes that she is no longer making any forward progress. Whoops. Wiggling around, she figures out just how stuck she is and she comes to the resounding conclusion; she is really stuck. Suddenly, her guide is behind her, shoving at her rump with all her might as Zen works to shimmy and shake herself free.

After several, stressful minutes, she manages to make it through and a sharp piece of ice that she had not seen sticking down, scrapes across her face. With a sigh of relief, she plops out into a new room and allows herself to sit there for a moment. A strong stinging sensation on her right brow has her sucking in a breath as she lifts a paw to it, only for it to come away bloody. Looking at the crimson on her pad, the woman frowns as she lifts it back to her brow to try and stop the flow of blood, already knowing that is will leave a small scar.

However, as her mournful guide appears, Zen cannot help but offer her a warm, heartfelt, “Thank you.” And smile for all the help she given her. As she sits there, right paw pressed into the slowly seeping wound on her brow, the reddish woman casts her gaze around the area, taking it all in. The place appears to be destroyed, carved pillars laying broken and scattered as the elaborate art that had once adorned them lay shattered over the ground. Sadness stirs in her chest at the scene of carnage while she tries to figure out a safe way to get across.

With a small sigh, she looks to her guide, brows slowly ligting, which causes her injured one to sting even more and ooze just a bit more as she asks, “Well, you have been so helpful during this whole journey and I really am thankful for that. Plus, I bet you know a better way to go than I could think of. How about you lead the way? Just this once... Please?” Hopefully, her guide will take pity on her… hopefully.


"Zenith Praetor"