Hushed Willows Lithium

@Riqtajinaq and @Bane - set after whenever NW settles at Raven's Watch

[table width=80%][tr][td]Rather tired had the mother urged them to stop more often than she would've liked - delaying the time it took to get wherever Camazotz was leading them. The Scythe hated being a mere burden to her daughter, but knew she had to rest to be strong enough to face the mountains. Of course they could go around, but that was not the lioness' style. At the beach, there was not a lot of cover and it reeked - disgusting, in K'atik's humble opinion. Here, luckily, only the salty smell of the water reached her nose which was (sort of) acceptable.

It was near twilight that they started to move again, this time into the safe embrace of a forest. Weeping willows, lighted by the last, warm rays of the Golden Orb of sunshine as far as the eye could see. Caves near the foot of the mountain, cold streams and - as it gradually got darker; fireflies. It was a place of dreams, and for a moment the lioness thought she was doing just that: dreaming of a land where her Bats could roam free and feed off of as much as they liked.

But Camazotz had not led them here for that - no, K'atik knew the Great Black too well to fall into this trick. It was the reason she kept going, glancing at her daughter whenever she could to make sure she was not alone and yet playing close attention to where they were going. Her muscles, despite having been tensed up the earlier days of travels, had finally relaxed and her long mane lay almost flat around her neck. Red eyes scanned the dark, seeking for a way into the mountains where they would go - as she had told Riqtajinaq a few sunrises ago.[/td][/tr][/table]