Still Fucken Wimdy

Absinth had been drawn out from the Sound yet again by the woman called Kaino Saxe. Although this time they were not joined by Ely, but the darling Yarrabelle. Absinth regarded the magenta woman with a good amount of interest, a part of her wondering when their next little scuffle would be. Though it was easy to get sidetracked, and with the journey to this odd land, the skeleton of a dead volcano in the distance - it was all really entertaining enough.

The brimstone lake reminded her of the cavern of lava she had discovered not too long ago. Where the heat was uncomfortable and the smell of sulfur was nearly suffocating. This place was different though. There was no lava, but it did smell like fire. The ground shook every so often, like the breathing of the volcano itself, asleep until next it came to life.

Absinth was exploring in the cover of night, when the wind suddenly picked up. It started as whipping winds and only increased in strength. The windstorm began to pelt her hide with all manner of debris, leaves and dirt catching in her white fur. A stick came and hit her square in the cheek, leaving her rightfully pissed off as she squinted in the storm to seek out Kaino and Yarrabelle. They had to be keen on heading back to the band by now, but where the hell were they in this wind?

Ears pinned back so that they would not be cut, she kept her head lowered so that the majority of debris would hit her back. It did not take her long to catch the very fleeting and faint scent of… a bear. It could have come from miles away though, and she was about to ignore it when the faint sound of roaring caught her attention in the storm. It was so faint she thought she had been mistaken, until she made out the barely visible figure of Kaino facing off a huge brown blur.

Absinth put strength into her limbs and shot out towards the fight, her muzzle catching several cuts from twigs whizzing by her face. Irritation set in quickly, her emerald eyes squinting to spot an opening she could capitalize on as she made it to the opposite side of the bear, parallel to Kaino’s position. It was near impossible to signal her next attack, so she went for the best option she could. A distraction. As the bear had not yet noticed her, Absinth leaped up over the beast’s back - singing her jaws into its thick hide in an effort to create an opening for the other women as the bear fought both wind and its own pathetic agility to dislodge the monochrome fae.

WC: 1126/1500

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