Dust & Bones

The Sun Scorched My Back, The Scents In This Area Vastly Different And The Sights Unfamiliar As I Continued My Path. Never Had I Been Beyond The Snow Before, So To See And Feel The Blazing Heat, Was Something Entirely New...And Uncomfortable. My Paw Pads Burned On The Ground, My Nose Riddled With The Strong Stench Of Blood Both Stale And New. The Bleached Bones Of Animals Protruded From The Ground At Different Angles, As If They Fought And Failed, Only To Be Cast And Torn To Rest. Mangled Fur, Pools Of Blood, Cracked Bones And Whole Skeletons...The Scenery Was Not What I Expected. I Felt My Spine Ripple With Fear, For Some Unknown Reason I Could Feel The Overwhelming Sense Of Dread And Fear In This Place. As If The Departed Souls Were Not Truly Departed, But Wandering Aimlessly Invisible...Forgotten. I Paused In My Quest, Stopping To Try And Find A Clean Breath Of Air, But Alas, There Would Be No Such Luxury Here For My Tired Lungs. I Wanted So Badly To Lie Down, But I Do Not Wish To Soil My Fur With The Blood Of The Deceased.

Would There Be No End To My Journey? I've Traveled So Far, And Yet I Am Lost. What Are These Lands? The Lands So Strange And So...Desolate. I've Not Seen A Single Soul Except For Those I've Hunted, And Those I've Run From. Not A Single Friendly Face To Be Seen...I've Never Felt So Lonely In My Life. Once In A While, I Would Catch A Scent...But I Dared Not To Follow For Fear Of Hostility.

I Kept Walking, Hoping...Praying To Find Somewhere Peaceful. My Name Is Camille, And My Journey Has Only Just Begun.