Greatwater Lake follow me!

tegan's first stop on his journey to morningside! please join for a (hopefully) mildly entertaining thread. maybe forward dated to tomorrow or sunday?

oh shit oh shit. tegan was done for. ah fuck. what had he done? why had he done it? teenage rebellion, mostly, something about pride-- loyalty? maybe all of them. whatever, not important. the loyalty spectrum that tegan fell on is just too complicated to figure out in one post. 

anyway, towhee was probably gonna kill him when he came back soooo he should probably just make the most of his last week on earth. wow. he padded along with his tail swinging, ears pricked in case any danger! arose. so far he'd found nothing-- except this bigass lake-- and boy was that good, cause tegan was fuckin thirsty. he stopped at the edge of the water and immediately began to lap at it-- motherfucker thats cold!-- quenching his thirst, finally.

hello :P

alkaia traveled onwards, not sure exactly where she wanted to go or what she wanted to do. travel far from here, spread the bloodline, that’s what her mother asked, no, told her to do. but where could she begin? was she even ready? the warrior shook her head furiously. of course she was ready! her mother had chosen her to carry out this life changing mission over her sister. she had to be, right? 

the female stayed lost in her own thoughts until she spotted a body of water. the sight caused a thirst to rise in her and she happily made her way towards the lake. when she noticed the boy in front of her, she skidded to a halt. alkaia took a few steps back and crouched in hopes she was out of his sight. 

!!! hello!

when he raised himself up, swiping a tongue over his lips and nose, he spotted some lady. she was absolutely not out of sight-- they were in flatlands with a giant ass lake in the middle. he could see everything... kinda. he could at least see her.

he studied her for a moment curiously, nose and whiskers twitching as he waited for her to stop drinking. tegan was still young, clearly a pup, and he was of a pretty average size. he was less than threatening, even if he didn't care to believe that. he let out a light bark when she was done, tail wagging. "yo! you know what this place is?" he called out to her. tegan assumed everyone he met just knew where they were traveling... probably not actually accurate but, he was young? what else was he supposed to assume?

her fur stood on end when the boy noticed her. she hoped that maybe he was looking at something else, but knew full well that wasn’t the case. what was she supposed to do? attack? no, there was no need for bloodshed. she decided that her best option was to stay frozen. her mother had told her to steer clear of males unless necessary and she had been doing well up until now, so she didn’t know how else to react.

though he didn’t seem very threatening, so she stood up, never letting her guard down. she disregarded the question and took one cautious step towards him, then another, until there was only a few feet between them. 

tegan squinted as the girl slowly came towards him. "whoa? what are you doing, you're actin real weird, lady," he said, taking a few steps away from her as she crept closer. why wasn't she speaking? was she gonna eat him?? tegan totally didn't have time for that. he stared, brows furrowed and facial expression judgmental, as she came to a stop a little ways off.

when he stepped back, she did the same. she was at a loss. maybe if she knew the common tongue she would know what to do. this language barrier was frustrating.
alkaia took a seat and watched him for a moment before turning her gaze to the lake. maybe the best thing to do now was start a conversation, well, try at least. “alkaia,” she finally spoke. she lifted her paw to her chest, just as she had done at the hot springs. “and i can’t speak your tongue very well,” she added. she knew that he probably wouldn’t understand. “who?” she asked, as she made a questioning glance towards the stranger.

oh shit, tegan didn't understand a lick of that. he stared, briefly, deciding maybe that first word was her name... and then that she was asking for his. and that she totally didn't speak the native tongue. "i'm tegan," he said quickly, head tilting, wondering how he was supposed to communicate if she couldn't speak the same language as him. oh! wait, maybe?

-does this make sense to you?- tegan asked, switching to towhee's ptero. he knew that towhee had come up with it herself but... well, worth a shot. again, it made no sense to the stranger. and, easily frustrated and really not needing to talk to this guy, tegan gave a shrug and a dramatic wave and took off in another direction. onwards.