Moonspear nightcrawler

continued from our previous thread, so backdated! @Rian

 

The duo had played well into the eve, and only when the sky began to dark and the moon broke white against the black did Hydra cease their games, her ecstatic grin turning into one of worry. Oh, no, she said aloud, and looking to Rian, she was unable to hide the panic: I... I've never traveled alone in the dark before—and I've never been so far from home, and though she was no damsel in distress, Hydra was not a fool and had been warned by her father of the foolishness of traveling by ones lonesome when not knowing the way. Normally she would have Lyra, Alya—but now she had no one. 

But it appeared she was wrong. 

Rian offered to bring her to Moonspear. Her heart lifted at the prospect of more time with him, but she was apologetic. Are you sure? but she did not need much convincing. He was a good scout, and was able to provide her with insight on future trips she might take, how to not get lost. Her path had been zig-zagging, all over the place—this was something she had carried with her from her childhood, from not wanting to get caught by her parents. Funny how now it worked against her when she wished it to work for her. It was subconscious and unintentional, but it made their journey that much harder. Still, Rian evidently knew what he was doing. 

There did come a moment where Hydra began to recognize the terrain. We're almost there! She hollered, her tail waving, peering at him. You're good at this, she complimented in earnest, her sharp eyes full of wonder.