Endless crazy days
Having lived for a season in the west, she'd grown accustomed to territory that was dry, bland and lacking in vitality. Having found herself at the Falmer's Dunes, she had hardly noticed the cross from west to south territory. It seemed no different, except that she was sure she caught faint, tell-tale scents wafting from packs that were further south than west. Ah well, she didn't really care where she was, as long as she was seeing new places and not invading on anyone's land. Trotting along, kicking her paws through the sandy ground, she made her way to a high hill. Despite being used to dry lands, it never ceased to her amaze her the lack of rain and moisture in places like this. Mid-spring and there was no rain, and the ground she walked upon was dry as could be. How was anything supposed to thrive? As she came to the top of a rise, she approached a strange, prickly looking plant curiously. She knew she'd better not touch it, as it didn't look too friendly... but she couldn't help it. She had to see what would happen if she grazed it just lightly with the end of her black, cold, wet nose. It took less than one second for Esarosa to regret her curiosity as she felt the fine needles pierce the soft and sensitive skin of her nose. She recoiled with a whimper, wanting to swipe her paw over the end of her snout, but knowing that would make it worse, she left it alone and merely backed away from the cactus, wondering what she would do next. She supposed she would have to go back to Argead and see if anyone could help her, but for now she was quite far from home. Was there anyone else in this barren place? |
Oh gooooooddd!!!! It was sooooo hot here...paws scraped lazily across the sands as olive eyes stared angrily ahead. Why on earth had she even come here? Right...a band of rogues decided they wanted her freshly killed prey. Fucking good for nothing bastards! Not only that, but they taunted her as she ran. Were it just one rogue, she would have knocked him on his ass and left him in a coma. But no, it was at least five or six of them...and there was no way she was going to get her ass beat trying to defend her prey no matter how much she wanted to. Her dignity was certainly shot though...She sighed, stomach grumbling as the sun beat down on her. Life as a loner totally sucked. She had no friends...well...except for one. Esa...that was a sweet girl. And of course, Val's mentality that nobody would ever like her stuck. She had gotten it into her head that Esa was just being nice to her because she was different, and perhaps making fun of her behind the scenes. So she had left shortly after meeting her. "Aren't I the world's biggest idiot..." Of course, she knew her mind was overthinking everything.
She felt like she was wandering without end, the road she was traveling since being banished, or rather...assumed dead. She missed being in a pack...missed her mother...but it was all gone now. She was still struggling to feel accepted, to accept herself. As her thoughts began to take a different turn, she turned her gaze skyward, and midway up she caught sight of a figure not too far away. Tilting her head as she watched the wolf get a little too close to a cactus, she smiled and chuckled to herself. What a foolish thing to do. She would quicken her pace to a trot, her smile widening when she noticed who it was. "Getting a little too personal with that cactus, Esarosa. Need some help?" |
As she shuffled her paws around, tossing her head back and forth and trying to back away from the stinging pain in her nose, she yipped in surprise when a voice called out to her. She whipped around to face who was talking to her, coming face to prickly face with Valentina. What a surprise to see her here! How long had it been since they'd first met? Had it... had it already been a full four seasons? She was glad to see the intriguing woman after so long. She didn't see familiar faces often enough. Esa offered a smile, then winced with a crooked grin as the cactus needles pierced deeper into her skin. A sheepish chuckle escaped her when she realized what Val had said to her. "Yea, I really shouldn't have done that," she replied, stating the obvious, "Would you... could you help me? I'd really appreciate it Val." She wondered if the other woman would be able to help her with the fine needles stuck in the end of her nose. Maybe if she was just delicate enough... Esarosa didn't dare touch the needles with her own paws, but perhaps Val could do it. If not, she might have to get someone experienced to tend to it. Maybe Argead had a healer. Oh, maybe they could just go back to Argead together! Wouldn't that be great if she had a friend in her pack! She'd give Valentina a moment to respond and give it a shot at helping her out before she spoke anymore, since moving her lips to talk kinda hurt her prickled nose. |