Mudminnow River flowing fluid and wild

For @Tail! Sorry if this wanders weirdly, I'm about half-frozen at the moment and just got off work not that long ago. @__@

The early morning had just began its full crawl across the eastern territories as Mordecai came upon the riverbank. It was chilly out, the wind easily pulling the leaves from the trees and tousling anything that wasn't firmly rooted to the earth. A good morning but all accounts, save for the fact that it was far from prime hunting conditions. He had long abandoned tracking for favor of exploration, knowing that it would more than likely be his luck to be upwind of any potential game.

The slow rush and trickle of the river drew him in, once more turning up at a bend in its wide swath. Here the forests butted against it gently, blurring the line of when he imagined he had left the thicker cover of the Hollow behind in favor for the still relatively uncharted. He had the high ground, perfect for some surveying. And survey he did from the cover of the flora, gaze sweeping carefully over the land across before focusing on the bank ahead of him. He had scented a bear crossing through but saw none, and pressed on to walk along the steady flow of the river.

espers — dead queen