Greatwater Lake Supersymmetry

Numbness bit into her toes as Tuwawi stumbled on the slick ice to safety. Everything hurt from the elbows down, so cold it made the snow feel warm. Her joints locked and ached as if they were arthritic, stiff as she moved in a brisk canter to land. She could do nothing but grit her teeth as the wind clawed into the heavy dampness that clung to her fur, hot vapor steaming from her mouth in great clouds from the effort.

She trembled from the cold and adrenaline with a vindictive scowl, nerves frayed from her near fatal encounter. Wide, silver eyes look up ahead to the sanctuary of land, desperate to flee the monster lake. A flash of motion caught her eye, and in her peripheral a creature made its escape. Eager for rest, Tuwawi squinted, and was horrified that the figure was recognizable. He was hunched, but the tempo of his gait was unmistakable. Sandy hair danced in the starlight through the dappled shadows cast by the boughs of the lakeside trees, as his chiseled face remained fixated on the snow. Njal?

Was it him? Had he truly been there the whole time? At first, she was elated, but that emotion was soon washed away as he openly denied her, disappearing from her sight at a rapid pace. "W-wait!" Tuwawi screeched after him, voice hoarse from the lump that had formed in her throat. Njal fancied her to be strong and composed, but truly she was a crippled thing. A mere mere wick of flame compared to the blaze he once knew her to be.

Pain was only second to her confusion, and without a second thought Tuwawi's direction changed. However, her body - tired and shocked - would not allow her to follow, and so her pace slowed to a unwilling stop.