Firestone Hot Springs the tidal wave breaks

Dated for the next big storm, true date TBA

The storm has destroyed her sense of direction, and yet again Saoirse is hopelessly lost. She isn't getting any better at navigating these new lands on her own, no matter how many times she and Shige split apart and come together. She's gone farther, this time—a mistake. Yet, perhaps a fortuitous one, for with the rain obscuring sight, sound, and scent, Essie has managed to relax. She isn't used to the weather by any means, but there is something soothing in it.

She thought she'd seen Shige moving through the brush ahead of her, and so she'd picked up her pace, trying to find the other wolf's form once again through curtains of water. She heard the voice, but it was quiet enough she didn't recognize the words even as she finally caught sight of the other. Dark fur had her sighing in relief, throwing herself out of cover and starting toward her companion at a trot—only to catch sight of piercing red eyes, her breath catching in her throat as she scrambled to a stop.

Oh god, they'd been found. She turned tail immediately to run.