Duskfire Glacier We only do it for the scars and stories, not the fame.

Taki hadn't missed the excitement in the orange gaze of her traveling companion, even though he didn't seem to show it anywhere else; It still fed her own making her playfully stretch her front half before standing back up to give her coat an enthusiastic shake. 

Aleks seemed to be on the same page because he suggested they look around before settling down.  She gave him a quick nod and started moving again. Not far from where they had been, there was a large lake. Remembering the pact she had made with herself earlier, she walked to the water's edge and bent down to drink; the water was ice cold like the the water in the river had been, and when it hit her empty stomach, it was an almost painful reminder that she hadn't eaten in at least a day. She had been too focused to mess with stopping and using energy to hunt. But now, she knew she couldn't push her body any further without sustenance. 

"I need to eat soon," she said as she turned to Aleks after drinking her fill from the lake. Maybe he was hungry, too? They still had a few hours before nightfall, so maybe they could find something promising.