Lion Head Mesa I know you wanted me to stay

leadership tags but AW — @Toula @Rashepses @Zaahira (senmut omitted due to his continued presence in muat-riya!)

the lands were warm and by the time she saw the towering land, she figured it might just be a hallucination. after all the rest of the land had been so flat and drab after the forest. the forest! she recalled it and wished to be back there now.

goodness, it was warm beneath the sun wasn't it?

by the time she reached a tangling border of scents, her breath had become heavy and hard. she felt angered by the darker hues that colored her fur along her head and limbs. it felt as if she only soaked in the sun and her thick form held it in for storage.

she was lowering herself to the ground cautiously like a melted puddle before she could even call for someone. she prayed the ones who made homes here had kind watchmen, that they might take pity on one not wholly fit for their lands.

before the sun devoured her very life essence, preferably.