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Traveling had quickly sapped the energy straight out of the dark woman. It was at some point during the early morning hours that she finally settled down for a rest, taking shelter beneath a canopy of trees with Vtsi at her side. As she opened her eyes, slowly to allow time to adjust to the light, she was unsure how long she had been asleep. The first thing she noticed was the fact that the sun was still high in the sky, signaling that she had slept well into the afternoon, but more importantly, Vtsi was no longer at her side. At some point during her sleep her companion had wandered off. It wasn't very unlike him to do so though, which was why she didn't immediately go in to a panic over his loss.
Instead, the groggy woman got herself to her feet, brushing away any debris that had gathered in her fur before wandering forward, picking up the trail of his scent. It didn't take her very long to realize just where her friend had been headed, the quiet sound of water was just ahead, and as she broke through a barrier of trees she spotted him. Picking up her pace slightly, Ayegali continued forward until she was at the horses' side, mumbling quiet words to him and bringing a hand to rest against him as they continued the trip to the stream together. The pair didn't stop until they reached the water, where Vtsi immediately dropping his head for a drink. Ayegali, on the other hand, cast her eyes down across the stream, lifting her head higher at a scent that seemed to drift right to her nose.
Taking a few more steps forward, leaving her companion behind to drink, she continued on until her eyes caught sight of what her head told her was there. "Tawodi?" She called out, cupping a hand around the end of her muzzle to carry her words to him. Certainly he hadn't gone on ahead of everyone else by himself, had he? It concerned her immediately, which showed through clearly on her features as her eyes followed the distant figure. She felt a connection with him of sort, as he wasn't the only one that had lost both of his parents during the battle.
Traveling had quickly sapped the energy straight out of the dark woman. It was at some point during the early morning hours that she finally settled down for a rest, taking shelter beneath a canopy of trees with Vtsi at her side. As she opened her eyes, slowly to allow time to adjust to the light, she was unsure how long she had been asleep. The first thing she noticed was the fact that the sun was still high in the sky, signaling that she had slept well into the afternoon, but more importantly, Vtsi was no longer at her side. At some point during her sleep her companion had wandered off. It wasn't very unlike him to do so though, which was why she didn't immediately go in to a panic over his loss.
Instead, the groggy woman got herself to her feet, brushing away any debris that had gathered in her fur before wandering forward, picking up the trail of his scent. It didn't take her very long to realize just where her friend had been headed, the quiet sound of water was just ahead, and as she broke through a barrier of trees she spotted him. Picking up her pace slightly, Ayegali continued forward until she was at the horses' side, mumbling quiet words to him and bringing a hand to rest against him as they continued the trip to the stream together. The pair didn't stop until they reached the water, where Vtsi immediately dropping his head for a drink. Ayegali, on the other hand, cast her eyes down across the stream, lifting her head higher at a scent that seemed to drift right to her nose.
Taking a few more steps forward, leaving her companion behind to drink, she continued on until her eyes caught sight of what her head told her was there. "Tawodi?" She called out, cupping a hand around the end of her muzzle to carry her words to him. Certainly he hadn't gone on ahead of everyone else by himself, had he? It concerned her immediately, which showed through clearly on her features as her eyes followed the distant figure. She felt a connection with him of sort, as he wasn't the only one that had lost both of his parents during the battle.