Blacktail Deer Plateau We wanted everything, wanted everything

hoping for an @Erzulie but aw! set outside of “the door”

With winter in full swing, snowfall occurring frequently and temperatures often low, much of the wild’s flora wilted away; the pine trees still held tight to their foliage, not even a deep-freeze able to strip them of their needles—but they were the exception. Otherwise, the world was pretty dead right now, waiting to spring to life again come warmer weather. The lack of plant life stripped the lands of their colour, however, it also revealed formally hidden wonders.

Vines were shriveled and falling away, whilst all other plants left not even a trace behind to prove they once existed there. All that remained to shield the cave’s entrance from prying eyes were roots, resilient but offering hardly any coverage. Exposed, it was easy for Aningan to spy the opening as he was walking by, and he was immediately intrigued by it. What was it? Where did it lead? What was in there? He had so many questions—and the number only grew as he nosed past the roots and peeked in, gaze scanning the shelter.