Redsand Canyon drain the whole sea

 ☽ ☁ — Evening, overcast with light rain. Dated to the 14th/July
— @Deidra + AW

wind pushes through the narrow walls of the canyon, rain splattering against the rock, painting it a more vivid, deeper shade. a crow marches along the top of one of the sharp outcrops, lingering a moment before taking off again with a beat of its wings, eager to return once again to shelter. 

the girl pauses, moving to press up against the wall of the ravine she finds herself in that seems to offer the best shelter. she'd lost track of her keeper a few days back, and in her effort to find once more the mesa had found herself in this twisting, colourful place. 

red stone rises all around, neverending. prey is scarce; places like these aren't meant to support life that hasn't been adapted to it. she'd never felt hunger more keenly, and her throat is dry and hollow. she's sated her thirst from small, brackish pools she's found among the rock, enough to keep dehydration at bay but not enough to put a stop to her deep-set, pounding headache.