A Long Day

"I guess we could name them, but what?" She mulls the thought over as Nishu makes his way down. What could they name the twin valleys? Being near the Sunspire she would think to call them something similar. "The Twin Spire Valleys?" Rain suggests. She likes the sound of it, but it doesn't seem very creative. Did it really need to be though? Looking along the bottom of the Mountain, Rain starts forward again. She tires to consider other names, but nothing comes to mind. She's stuck on the first name that she could come up with. "So I take it that your fight with the cats went well then? I hope no one was terribly injured." Knowing the vicious Sound, she can't believe too many of them would have any major wounds. The cats on the other paw were probably dead or close to it. "You are quite the Knight." She flicks an ear, admiring the brief story. "Coming in to save the day." She smiles at her last comment, feeling happy for his heroic deed.

About a forth of the way down, Rain squeezes herself between two cliffs where the next trail is. She pokes her head back out calling, "We'll be coming back this way, but we need to hurry." She is worried that he won't be able to see the glimmering lake. Frowning she bounces from ledge to ledge, heading back up. "Mind your step" she cautions, nearly slipping herself.

At the top, the view takes her breath away like it had the first time. Ledges and cliffs toss shadows over each other to give a calm and peaceful enclosed feeling. The still lake below sparkles, casting dancing patterns of light over the rocks. The water is cryrstal clear, the bottom is a layer of dark brown rocks and boulders. Reflections of the surrounding cliffs are mirrored on the smooth surface of the water. On the far side, the cliffs slightly open to combine Upper Arrow Lake with Lower Arrow Lake. She can't see beyond the pass,but red of the rising sun sets the background in flame. Sitting she forcefully tears her gaze from the beauty to watch Nishu's reaction when he reaches her.