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The creaking and groaning of her tiny hut was worrying the chocolate coloured female as she hurried to collect odds and ends. Her nimble hands grasped her leather satchel, tearing thing open so quickly she was sure it would break. In it she had stuffed a small axe and knife, a few scraps of food that she could find, some of her personal possessions, and the latest to be added: a small bundle of blue feathers. A few bits of cord secured blankets to the satchel and she was ready. All of this had taken her approximately 1 minute to quickly throw together. She suddenly felt eyes watching her and turning she found her guide watching her with his bright red eyes, "you can't stay any longer, get going" his voice seemed to carry calmly over the howling winds.
Her bright blue eyes glanced from the snake to the door, the blanket covering it having long since been blown off. There was no way she was going to blunder around in that blizzard on two legs. It would be better close to the ground and with more weight to avoid being tossed around. Ocèane concentrated as her bones began shifting, muscles building and shrinking. She dropped to the ground as her body shed it's bipedal appearance and became thicker and heavier in her secui form. With no time to lose, after completing what was probably the fastest shift she had ever done in her life, she snatched the bundle of supplies and threw it across her back were it fit snugly. She darted out of her hut and into the village streets.
Outside was chaos, snow was whirling so fast it created a whiteout. She couldn't see much except for the vague outlines of the tops of buildings. There was the sound of crashing and wood splintering, she whipped her head around to see her hut collapse in on itself and send debris flying into the angry wind. She was momentarily paralyzed, unsure of which way to go having lost her bearings. A howl cut through the air, it was Dawali. A little relieved she set off in the direction of the Kalona's voice. With powerful strides she pushed through the blizzard. Soon she could see the dim light of the Great Fire, a beacon leading her to the town hall. But where was Claudius? If she reached the town hall and he wasn't there she would have to go and find him. It wasn't safe for anyone to be outside of the hall in weather like this.
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