September 03, 2014, 07:06 PM
No need to match the length.
Nightwing was once again on the move. With Autumn came cooler weather, and soon, traveling at all into non-forested areas would be treacherous because of the cold. Especially since the temperature always dropped at night, and that was the only time Night moved. Soon, finding food would prove even more difficult than it already was. She hoped Meldresi's pack would be established before Winter came, otherwise she wasn't sure what she would do... Probably freeze over somewhere and be found months later with the first thaw of Spring.
STOP THAT, Mordred's Voice came to her, in the voice of Meldresi. YOU HAVE NOT DIED YET, AND YOU WILL NOT DIE NOW. WE HAVE ALWAYS CARRIED YOU THROUGH. DO AS WE SAY AND YOU WILL LIVE.
"What if I don't want to follow you anymore?" Nightwing asked Mordred, speaking aloud. "I have Meldresi now. I don't need you."
FOOL! came the thundering of a hundred Voices at once. YOU WILL DO AS WE SAY, OR WE WILL DESTROY YOU. YOU CANNOT ESCAPE US! Their shouting caused her ears to go back against her head, though that didn't help any, and she took off, charging down the slippery mountain towpaths towards the lake at breakneck speed. Even with her near-cat's-eyes from walking around in the dark for so long, running downhill at night was never a good idea, regardless, and soon enough she found herself lying in a crumpled heap.
Something definitely felt broken, but there was no one around to help her. Pitifully, she gave a crying howl into the night, praying that someone would find her. Someone nice.