No, no, no. This would never do. What had lured Natalya to such a dangerous place? Her curiosity had brought her to many places in this new land, but none quite like this. Instantly when she arrived she had a foreboding feeling, as though it was a cursed place, but she had pressed onward despite her instincts. Now she found herself wincing periodically as she failed to feel what was around her and stepped on the sharp objects that littered the plateau.
She marched on through the pain, wondering idly where the nearest escape route was while doing her best to hide her handicap from any creatures around her. It wasn't often that the queen found herself in such a predicament that she even needed to worry about her blindness showing, but here she was nonetheless. Oh, how she longed for Helios now. If he were at her side, she wouldn't even be in this situation. He could have warned her of what lie ahead, or at least told her what the hell she was stepping on.
As another sharp object embedded itself in her paw, a cross between a cry and a growl of frustration would escape her lips. For some reason this object had sunken deeper than the rest and refused to come out. Her scarred leg would bend as she raised the paw to her mouth and began trying to bite at the mysterious thing to pull it from her skin. She felt the presence of another nearby, but was far too concerned with her own well-being to acknowledge it just yet.
