Gendry!!
06-19-2014, 11:29 PM
The silver girl loved it here. She was close enough to home to be back whenever she pleased, yet far enough away to stay away from trouble. She knew that here, she wouldn't cause her family any more strife. Here, they would all have a chance to love each other again. Here, she would lie day by day in the sun and bask in the warmth it provided right there on her sunning rock. It was cold and food was scarce but the river continued to flow and she couldn't help but love the sound it made as she slept. Somehow, though, today was different. It seemed that somewhere upstream, a chunk of ice had busted loose and the waters were overflowing with snow melting off of the hills. She thanked the gods that she wasn't a fish, cuz she'd be freezing her tail off in that water! Needless to say, this thought was only just crossing her mind when she heard a high pitched squeal. Immediately the girl was on her paws, eager not only to discover the source of the sound, but hungry and hoping it was some sort of prey that she could eat. The girl would focus her ears in the exact direction of the sound, straining to hear another cry. Eeeeeeep! Ok, now she knew for sure where it was coming from, and that was what confused her. It was coming from...The river? Could fish make those sounds? Zlata had to see this. With much haste, the silver girl scrambled to the rivers edge and stared into the water, hoping to see a very large and curious looking fish, when instead she saw what looked like a ball of wet fur with eyes and a nose clutching tightly to a root and fighting the current. Her silver pools of moonlight widened in surprise and she froze to her spot, staring at the thing, uncertain of how to handle the situation. Eeeeeeep! The last, tired squeak of the creature brought Zlata back to reality, and suddenly she was reaching her head into the freezing water and clutching the thing by the nape of its neck. It didn't take much effort to pull it out of the water, and before long the poor little fuzz ball was shivering at her paws, eeping in clear discontent for the situation. Zlata stuck her nose in the icy fur of the animal and took a long sniff. Not a rabbit...not a wolf...not even a weasel. What was it? Zlata shrugged her shoulders. Well it must not be food. She gave the thing a swift lick across the length of its tiny body and smiled. "Well hello little eep thing! What's your name? And what are you if you don't mind?" The little orange and white thing had gotten to its paws and given itself a good shake by now, causing is fur to fluff out even worse than before, and Zlata could not stifle a giggle. "Oh stop larfin at me you dumb stupid woof!" Zlata's mouth closed shut faster than it was used to, and the poor girl ended up biting her tongue. She frowned at the little thing and then decided to not be offended. The smile returned to her maw. "Well what are ya then?" The thing sat back on its haunches and begin licking it's chest, stopping only to look up cooly at Zlata and reply, "I'ma cat. And my name is Gendry." The silver lady grinned once more at the cat aand dipped her head softly. "Well my name is Zlata and you should come hang out with me in my cave. I've got a little bit of food left over and you are free to use my cave to warm up until you feel better to go back to your mom and dad." She practically demanded him. Her tail was wagging in the anticipation of company, even if it was this small little cat thing. Gendry nodded in agreement to the girl, thinking that a warm cave and food in his belly may be just what he needed to feel better, even if he wasn't planning on returning to his dead parents anytime soon. His new friend wouldn't necessarily have to know that, and in the meantime they could both use the companionship. Without another word, the strange pair trudged back to the cave and sat down to share what was left of the dove she had caught that morning. Speech, |