July 17, 2022, 12:43 PM
imi nodded, a tiny grin of anticipation ghosting across her lips before she dashed to the otterskin -- handling it with the utmost care as she hid it amongst the rushes of tall steppe grass. the snowbird would return for it, without fail.
after her treasure had been stowed away from prying eyes, the she-dog trotted into the grass which parted to hide the girl. the blades were soft, brushing against her thick coat not unlike waves of seawater breaking against her skin -- though these waves whispered and murmured against her, snagging occasionally and taking a handful of wooly white with them. their depths concealed the procession of a different ballad. not the watery songs of distant whale and the chirp of dolphin but the creaks and cries of insect life.
prey was prey. fish were silent too but harder to track than the small creatures that took their place in this alien ocean of green.
the sun was hot against her, the air thick and close in the grass. it smelt almost like the sweet cakes the old two-leg had occasionally shared with her upon the sea -- like something fragrant and baked. hot and heavy as the air was, miki could almost taste the musk of rabbit when she caught its scent. turning abruptly, she followed her sensitive nose -- which had been bred to sniff out things buried in mounds of snow.
it was different, creeping around the foraging rabbit but not so different from the dance of fishing. the end goal was the same: take care not to startle the game away. she lined herself up to angle the fleet-foot towards Rodyn (who had hopefully followed along as she tracked the critter down) and leapt from the cover of the reeds.
the dog had no voice left to startle the rabbit, nor would she have been able to even in the event that she hadn't expended her ability to talk. but the sudden sight of the predator was enough to make the burrower balk and dart in the opposite direction.
after her treasure had been stowed away from prying eyes, the she-dog trotted into the grass which parted to hide the girl. the blades were soft, brushing against her thick coat not unlike waves of seawater breaking against her skin -- though these waves whispered and murmured against her, snagging occasionally and taking a handful of wooly white with them. their depths concealed the procession of a different ballad. not the watery songs of distant whale and the chirp of dolphin but the creaks and cries of insect life.
prey was prey. fish were silent too but harder to track than the small creatures that took their place in this alien ocean of green.
the sun was hot against her, the air thick and close in the grass. it smelt almost like the sweet cakes the old two-leg had occasionally shared with her upon the sea -- like something fragrant and baked. hot and heavy as the air was, miki could almost taste the musk of rabbit when she caught its scent. turning abruptly, she followed her sensitive nose -- which had been bred to sniff out things buried in mounds of snow.
it was different, creeping around the foraging rabbit but not so different from the dance of fishing. the end goal was the same: take care not to startle the game away. she lined herself up to angle the fleet-foot towards Rodyn (who had hopefully followed along as she tracked the critter down) and leapt from the cover of the reeds.
the dog had no voice left to startle the rabbit, nor would she have been able to even in the event that she hadn't expended her ability to talk. but the sudden sight of the predator was enough to make the burrower balk and dart in the opposite direction.
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RE: kipik - by Kissimi - July 17, 2022, 12:43 PM