Searching for Reasons

The sudden shift in Quill's demeanor caught her off guard. One moment she was nestled into his fur, his heat seeping into her, and the next she was sprawled out on the cold snow. Talyssa let out a gasp of surprise as the frosty powder covered her coat, but quickly turned into laughter at his playful antics. She watched as he ran off, his large paws clearing a path through the thick layer of snow with ease. "Jerk!" she called after him, her voice filled with laughter. She quickly pulled herself up and started to chase him down the path he'd carved into the snow.

The snow crunced under her paws with each passing stride as she raced behind him in the snowy valley, their footprints leaving behind a trail in the otherwise pristine white landscape. Talyssa's cheeks were flushed from the cold air and her laughter, but she didn't care. It felt freeing to let go and be silly. And it was hilarious to her to watch the massive dire brute do the same. She finally caught up to him and with a mischievous glint in her eye, attempted to tackle him from behind. Whether she succeeded or not was debatable, but she found herself tumbling into a drift of untouched snow once again regardless- laughing and covered in snow from head to toe.

"Talyssa Carpathius"