Bramblepoint A thorn for your troubles

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With all its thorns and thistles, this forest was almost harder to navigate than the path he'd cut across the mountains. Here and there Evander found long patches of trees he could travel through without getting his fur snagged by stray briars, but most of the time, he fought a losing battle. Oh well. At least the ground levelled out under paw. Gave his legs a bit of time to recover from the up up up he felt like he'd travelled since leaving the Bypass in the North.

And if he's counting blessings, talk about the aroma of the place! One breath in and he found himself in some flower-speckled place, warm with the rays of the springtime sun, basking under cloudless skies, ground still grassy underfoot, not yet scorched by summer.

Yeah, this place wasn't so bad.

Evander opened his eyes to make sure he wasn't about to stumble into some thicket when he saw the girl. Little, dark, and proper. He remembered how he'd surprised Tauris on the plain and though that had made him laugh, he decided to take a more forward approach with this one.

What a fine day to stop and smell the roses! he declared as he neared her from the side, and caught sight of the thorn she tugged from her paw, best be glad you didn't catch that one in your nose.