Dragoncrest Cliffs You are supposed to be halfway around the world by now.

Pepper's exclaimation caused her eyes to go wide.  Banner groaned loudly and wiggled her toes in the mud.  She couldn't hear it, but she felt the squelch of filth between her pads.  Ugh!  She stood up quickly and, due to the wet earth, took a second to struggle with keeping her limbs upright.  The only thing she hated more than mud between her toes was mud caked into her fur and she'd be damned if she went down in this mess!  Pepper was off in a scrambling flash of gingery fur to seek solid ground.  To hell with the rain!  They had bigger problems now.

Barking in the affirmative, Banner moved forward and dug her claws into the mud, which ended up being about as helpful as a rabbit fighting a bear.  She let out a strangled cry to go along with her frantic movements despite the grin that was still lingering on her maw.  The rain wasn't harsh enough to pose any real danger, but that didn't mean she'd enjoy being covered head to toe in a disgusting layer of muck.  A good ten seconds passed before she gained purchase on mroe solid ground and was able to haul herself out from under the tree.

Once she was up, she didn't stop.  Banner ran out into the rain and passed right on by Pepper with a playful yip.  The only direction she headed was away from the cliffs.  In this weather she couldn't afford to even glance at the dangerous slopes.  However, she didn't get too far away from her bright companion before one misstep sent her body tumbling down.  Momentum kept her going and she face planted into the ground with a pain-filled grunt.  Ugh, that was going to hurt for a while.