March 08, 2015, 07:58 PM
Trips into the Vale were becoming routine for Saena ever since she'd found it. There was history here and it was alluring, but more than that, it was new ground. The Outrider grew increasingly curious about the world outside her home, and though she was loathe to spend great lengths of time outside the steady borders, she often heeded her wanderlust. Blacktail Deer Plateau would always be waiting for her when she got home, and if her recent encounter with Dogmeat was anything to go by, it seemed the mutant, cannibal dogs were either dead or dying. Now that the threat was gone, she was itching to explore more.
Rather than heading toward the white-clothed tree that stood in the Vale's heart, Saena struck out west across the snow-speckled valley, eventually reaching part of the mountain that broke out into sharp, spiny ridges. It was so unlike the smooth mountainside near Blacktail Deer Plateau that for a long while she stared at it, studying every last crack in the steep slope... until movement in the nearby bushes caught her periphery.
Her tongue swept over her lips as she turned to face the commotion, but already the wolf had darted back into the trees. Curious, the mottled bitch slowly stepped forward, only to halt and flinch back when the dog broke through the bushes again. Saena twisted her ears forward and began to sidestep until she'd made an approximate half-circle around where she'd last seen the wolf, then she surged forward and pressed her head curiously through the trees to watch the spectacle.
A porcupine shuffled center stage, uncaring of the wolf that darted in and out with snaps of its teeth. Saena had never seen a porcupine either, but one look at the sleek quills clustered on its back was enough to tell her she would never have confronted it. The wolf, a male cloaked in a motley assortment of browns and greys, darted in and out almost like it was playing with the spiny creature. Barely masking a chortle, the Blacktail settled herself on her haunches to watch, giving no indication that she intended to help the lone male in his ridiculous endeavour.
Rather than heading toward the white-clothed tree that stood in the Vale's heart, Saena struck out west across the snow-speckled valley, eventually reaching part of the mountain that broke out into sharp, spiny ridges. It was so unlike the smooth mountainside near Blacktail Deer Plateau that for a long while she stared at it, studying every last crack in the steep slope... until movement in the nearby bushes caught her periphery.
Her tongue swept over her lips as she turned to face the commotion, but already the wolf had darted back into the trees. Curious, the mottled bitch slowly stepped forward, only to halt and flinch back when the dog broke through the bushes again. Saena twisted her ears forward and began to sidestep until she'd made an approximate half-circle around where she'd last seen the wolf, then she surged forward and pressed her head curiously through the trees to watch the spectacle.
A porcupine shuffled center stage, uncaring of the wolf that darted in and out with snaps of its teeth. Saena had never seen a porcupine either, but one look at the sleek quills clustered on its back was enough to tell her she would never have confronted it. The wolf, a male cloaked in a motley assortment of browns and greys, darted in and out almost like it was playing with the spiny creature. Barely masking a chortle, the Blacktail settled herself on her haunches to watch, giving no indication that she intended to help the lone male in his ridiculous endeavour.
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i was listening through the wall when you met your monsters - by Oddleif - March 04, 2015, 02:21 PM
RE: i was listening through the wall when you met your monsters - by Saēna - March 08, 2015, 07:58 PM
RE: i was listening through the wall when you met your monsters - by Oddleif - March 09, 2015, 09:15 PM