Emberflame Ridge oh wrap the ground around

small powerplay to get them to the trees <3

the storm continued to growl overhead, and its rainy hiss spurred the firebird on. soon, sweetly soon, the trees loomed, and as the girl set her jaw, lightning forked the skies. in its snap of light the man appeared, seeming to separate from the gloom to materialize at her side. relief flooded the nuro; she veered closer to him, and the two maintained their pace, sweeping far into the stand of willows before they slowed.
the world outside was immediately blunted; an outcropping of rock from the jagged mountain protected this stand, and despite the cold air that immediately chilled mona, it was still here. easier to warm. her panting soon proved this correct; mona peered out between the dangling branches a moment before turning her gaze curiously on the man. from here, the wicked spears of lightning along the ridge slanted a glow down through the trees upon him, shadowing his chin and one side of his face. "i'm m-mona," the girl offered in a whisper that shook as her small body was wracked with shivering.