Fire...what else is there?

He pushed her away and she let him, broad strides putting distance between them as she sidestepped-mowed down a sapling. It sprang back up as she picked up her pace again to match his, an ear turning to catch what information he offered. A fire, huh. It didn't surprise her; the air had been so charged with something that lightning seemed like a likely culprit. So what if it had set fire to part of the Spine, she decided then and there, maybe it would give it a little bit of gnarly charm.

Maybe no one would dare to go through that part of their territory, and she could have it all for herself to bound around in and generally be a nuisance. Perhaps it would offer something she hadn't experienced too, something more to learn about and learn to move through. She offered no words to rejoin his, merely letting her eyes focus on the ruddy trail before them. So far, so good. Things seemed alright through the level plateau they crossed, but the degrade of the incline would come about soon.

Only they didn't know what they were about to find over the next few minutes.