Word Count :: 317
OOC :: So sorry for the delay!
It had begun to rain.
The wind had picked up, snatching the cold droplets from the sky and pushing them deep into the drenched fur of the young one. Extreme cold was seeping into her skin, clutching her joints like relentless fingers. She would seize up if she didn't find warmth soon. Run. The extra strain on her muscles was bound to warm her up. It would have to.
Long legs pumped harder, thudding the ground and leaving moist pawprints behind in the thick mud. Dark eyes glittered. She considered turning back, but quickly shook the thought away. There would be little time left for her to complete her task. As a newcomer, it was even more vital that she do so.It's him. Lyris didn't stall, though she slowed her stride, settling into a gentle lope. "X'ies?" She blinked, tilting her scarred muzzle to the left so that she could better view the neutral-colored male. "...Yes. I was assigned to collect rations." Dark eyes glinted in the dim light before she turned her muzzle back forward, picking up her pace a bit more. Time was short. But how was she going to find anything in these circumstances? Everything smelled terribly wet, and mixed with the strange, unfamiliar scents of her new territory, it would be nothing short of a miracle for her to find a scrap of prey in this downpour. She was wandering blind.
Inhale. Exhale. Oxygen passed her lips as she continued to run. She had escaped a freaking grizzly. She had found Sangi'lak, hadn't she? She had been able to hunt since as long as she could remember- this would be a snitch. At least, she hoped it would be. It would be mighty embarrassing for her to fail on her first task as pack member. But her shy persona kept her jaws firmly closed; she wouldn't admit her weakness to X'ies.
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