Finding the way out of the valley had been tricky. Grandmother had to build up the nerve to move during the day rather than in the total darkness of night.
It would have been easier with a guide, she thought. Better, though, to go without. The only beasts she had made contact with so far were the resident rabbits... And that hadn't planned out for her.
The last tendrils of daylight were receding quickly now. The wet smell in the air reminded her of spring showers, except stronger. The further she went the softer the ground felt, until she was palming watery mud.
Grandmother blinked her beady little eyes and then rubbed them with her fists, as if that might remedy her piss poor eyesight, and then with a frustrated huff she began to gallumph towards the nearest dark shape.
It wasn't moving from what she could tell, so good chance it was a patch of woodland which would suit her fine as a hideaway.
The faster she went the more pronounced her scowl became, until the final lurch caused her to slip against the mud and go flat on her face with a squelch.
It would have been easier with a guide, she thought. Better, though, to go without. The only beasts she had made contact with so far were the resident rabbits... And that hadn't planned out for her.
The last tendrils of daylight were receding quickly now. The wet smell in the air reminded her of spring showers, except stronger. The further she went the softer the ground felt, until she was palming watery mud.
Grandmother blinked her beady little eyes and then rubbed them with her fists, as if that might remedy her piss poor eyesight, and then with a frustrated huff she began to gallumph towards the nearest dark shape.
It wasn't moving from what she could tell, so good chance it was a patch of woodland which would suit her fine as a hideaway.
The faster she went the more pronounced her scowl became, until the final lurch caused her to slip against the mud and go flat on her face with a squelch.
*Low Speech (that of lesser creatures) denoted by 《these》!
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2 "if only the day would linger." - by Grandmother - June 01, 2021, 11:31 PM
RE: 2 "if only the day would linger." - by Draggonfly - June 10, 2021, 02:42 PM
RE: 2 "if only the day would linger." - by Grandmother - June 10, 2021, 03:02 PM
RE: 2 "if only the day would linger." - by Draggonfly - June 10, 2021, 03:32 PM
RE: 2 "if only the day would linger." - by Grandmother - June 10, 2021, 03:46 PM
RE: 2 "if only the day would linger." - by Draggonfly - June 10, 2021, 04:05 PM