L O S T
The stream was relatively slow this far down the mountain. She had followed it from above where the flow put rapids to shame, ran through it with colossal paws, soared above through Ariel's eyes, and now she lay lazily on its edge with frigid skin hating every moment of it, goosebumps running across the darkened flesh.
Her fingers dipped into the ice cold water, tracing lines which left broken ripples fighting to exist. Light green, almost white, eyes danced in amusement, while Groom looked on dismissively. Poor pup had his work cut out for him chasing after the young Malgus in his care. Though she knew he loved every moment of it. The pair were inseparable, and Ariel it seemed was quickly becoming the same.
He soared overhead now, a little more tired than usual after bearing the brunt of both his own mind and Kida's. But how else was she to learn the ways of his kind? How would she come to appreciate this world for what it was, if not through the eyes of its inhabitants?
Kida yawned.
After such an action packed, adventure fueled day she wanted nothing more than to stay put. She should have been shivering, but the cold didn't affect her much anymore. She had swam within the frigid shores of the Great Maw, hunted high within the peaks of Midvinter's greatest mountains. Without furs or cloth, without hindrance.
When she had first arrived, she had been with Mythos. He had kept her clothed and warm and safe. But the pair had been separated, and she did not know where he had gone. When she changed into the Daux the extra fat and fur spared her the worst of the temperature yet there was no one around to dress her again when she shifted back.
That had been a harsh lesson. Clothes did not miraculously disappear or remain unmarred. They shredded and tore whenever she changed. So she became Daux more than Girl, until slowly she began to adjust... She had to adjust.
How long had it been since Adas was born? Kida did not know. She wasn't good at measuring the passage of time... But she had seen them recently, though not long enough. He was almost a grown man. She was still a child. Yes, it had been a long time since Midvinter became her home.
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Her fingers dipped into the ice cold water, tracing lines which left broken ripples fighting to exist. Light green, almost white, eyes danced in amusement, while Groom looked on dismissively. Poor pup had his work cut out for him chasing after the young Malgus in his care. Though she knew he loved every moment of it. The pair were inseparable, and Ariel it seemed was quickly becoming the same.
He soared overhead now, a little more tired than usual after bearing the brunt of both his own mind and Kida's. But how else was she to learn the ways of his kind? How would she come to appreciate this world for what it was, if not through the eyes of its inhabitants?
Kida yawned.
After such an action packed, adventure fueled day she wanted nothing more than to stay put. She should have been shivering, but the cold didn't affect her much anymore. She had swam within the frigid shores of the Great Maw, hunted high within the peaks of Midvinter's greatest mountains. Without furs or cloth, without hindrance.
When she had first arrived, she had been with Mythos. He had kept her clothed and warm and safe. But the pair had been separated, and she did not know where he had gone. When she changed into the Daux the extra fat and fur spared her the worst of the temperature yet there was no one around to dress her again when she shifted back.
That had been a harsh lesson. Clothes did not miraculously disappear or remain unmarred. They shredded and tore whenever she changed. So she became Daux more than Girl, until slowly she began to adjust... She had to adjust.
How long had it been since Adas was born? Kida did not know. She wasn't good at measuring the passage of time... But she had seen them recently, though not long enough. He was almost a grown man. She was still a child. Yes, it had been a long time since Midvinter became her home.
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