When I'm Wiser And I'm Older
03-18-2014, 12:11 PM
Something about the rumors of bubbling pools of warmth intrigued the tiny nymph, so much that she had decided to disobey her mother's laws and travel far from her den to investigate them. She did not fear the likely punishment she would face for venturing off alone, and she did not contemplate her actions enough to care. The only things on her mind were questions that demanded answers- and so she would get them herself. She would stumble over her tiny paws, her meager form swaying from side to side as she still had a hard time walking a straight line. Her volcanic glare would fall upon the unfamiliar territory, mouth gaping in awe as she discovered the unknown. Never before had she seen steam arise from the earth, especially from something that was supposed to be cold like water. How was this possible? Wearily she would take her first paw steps into the uncharted wilderness, steam arising all around her, heat teasing her pores, and her feet rising as the ground beneath her began to grow hot. She had never felt a sensation like this before, and it brought a delighted sneer and a bubble of laughter from her lips. She would break out into a run, sloppily weaving between the massive pools(compared to her) of molten lava.(actually very hot water) She did not know if she could touch the magma due to its temperature, but she wanted to find out. The adults had spoken of wolves entering these pools because it was soothing and relaxing, so why couldn't she get in too? She would direct her movement toward the next hot spring in her path, which seemed to be directly next to a pool that had a stranger submerged within its depths. She could not sense him though, and would come to the waters edge only feet from his pool, her eyes wide as she peered down into the boiling pit. Slowly she would extend her slender appendage, her toes flexing as she aimed to touch the tip of her toe into the water. She did not know how to swim, or that swimming was an actual thing. All she knew was this water was supposed to be hot, and that she was supposed to be able to get in it. "Speech" |
