Larksong Grotto A Million Years

The wound on her leg had since healed from that time, but the fur from that patch had yet to grow back. It would probably stay like that for sometime, or forever -- who knew? Though a patch of pale skin didn't bother her much, at least she could walk properly now...

The heat from this morning was starting to give the crane a headache, and it wasn't long until a pink tounge began lulling out between her dark maw. It wasn't as if Izumi hadn't walked through a sunny day in the past, but today was ridiculous -- dangerously ridiculous. As if passing out any second now was a possibility.

Temporarily would she close her eyes to block out the sunlight -- only for a second, or longer -- for a break against these UV rays. She could've sworn she passed someone just now, but she was too beat down by the temperatures and too set out on finding water to notice at first...