Safety in the Unnatural

Quote:Though typically one in favor of chaos, Snap was completely fed up with it now. The turmoil of the volcanic eruptions that had ripped through the lands as a whole and destroyed the new home that she had gotten had been mind numbing, catastrophic enough for her to think of nothing but herself and getting away from the destruction before it claimed her as it had the lands. Driven from home, driven from those still unnamed strangers that made up her pack, Snap was angry at nature's unfair, uncaring ways. A cruel mistress unlike any other.

She knew it a little too well. As she traveled across the chilly, snowy lands, she limped. Somewhere behind her was a tricky field of ice and snow, covered with holes that ranged in many sizes. She thought she had been doing a more than decent job of avoiding them for feeling so run down and tired, but just as she was having her small moment of pride she had stepped wrong and tumbled. Missing the small divot within the snow that hinted at a covered whole, the lithe grey wolf had turned her ankle wrong and was now paying the price for her small moment of inattention.

A dark, irritated scowl sat upon her sharply defined face, her pale yellow eyes staring ahead and carefully marking her progress. Her right forepaw was held aloft, favored now that too much weight place on it caused it to protest painfully in response. Running on the last reserves of energy she possessed, she knew she would need to find shelter here soon. Otherwise she would be a sitting duck to anything large enough to mistake her as an easy meal, which she likely would be with her lame leg.

The imposing figure of the ship had risen up like the shadow of an unthinkable monster at first, but now that it was closer all Snap could see was a likely good candidate for rest. What creature in their right mind would think to go looking for someone near something as unnatural and unheard of as this? The left edge of her dry lips pulled upward into a weary smirk as she hobbled over toward it, hoping to get close enough to maybe find somewhere near its base - or better yet, within - that might house her safely while she caught her breath and regained a little strength to continue.

-- snap

OOC: Can't decide if I want to stick with this gold or find another color for Snap. /: Her old color doesn't show on the background well, and I don't want to make fancy tables with background colors yet. Will have to seeeee.