10-13-2012, 02:19 AM
((Hasn't been too long, I spent a bunch of it asleep XD. Also, cool, I'll arrange my dates accordingly.))
Null and Rurik had gone wandering outside of Salsolan lands again, off to a place Rurik knew well to see if any of the useful plants it held had survived the hurricane from a few weeks back. Null didn't know this area at all, had never visited it before, but she was used to exploring new places. And she had her friend to guide her; there seemed to be no harm in the expedition, and the journey to these 'Dampwoods' had gone smoothly. It had only taken a little over a day, and the pair were used to walking long distances (though Null had complained of sore feet and made Rurik carry her piggy-back for some of it).
Once they had arrived, the duo quickly set to exploring the forest. Null liked forests, she always had, though she preferred more built-up areas. This forest in particular prove to hold many patches of medicinal plants, though some were ruined by the storm and had yet to bounce back. Null had collected everything of use that she found, Rurik following along behind and picking the climbing plants or fungi that were too high for Null to reach.
The pair caught sight of a pair of cow wapiti picking their way through the forest up ahead. Rurik, being more prone to such urges than Null, had wanted to hunt them. The trapper had sent him off to chase the creatures, and the huge wolfdog soon disappeared into the trees. Null had continued to pick the wild herbs that she found, wandering off as the followed the growths of flora, and she had soon covered much more ground than she had suspected. She became lost, and had no idea where to find Rurik.
She had been alone and lost for well over an hour now, and she had steadily been becoming more and more stressed as time went on. As prone to paranoia as the wolf was, she began to suspect every cracking twig or rustling bush of being a crazed forest-dwelling murderer. Or a bear. Or a big cat. Did big cats live in the forest?
Null was about to start howling in the hopes that Rurik would come and find her when there was a noise from behind her and a solid weight collided heavily with her back. The trapper went sprawling into the dirt, and she lay still for a moment in a daze, before lifting herself and shaking her head to clear it. Null looked to what had hit her-- a girl, larger than herself.
Still a little dazed, stressed and frightened, Null panicked. It was a stranger with an unfamiliar scent, and she didn't know where Rurik was, and her jaw hurt from where she'd hit it on the ground, and somehow she came to the muddled conclusion that the other canine was a forest-murderer while simultaneously being responsible for Null getting lost. In her panic and confusion, the little wolf did the first thing she could think of-- she extended her claws and lunged for the stranger, jaws snapping and a feral growl bursting from her throat.
Null and Rurik had gone wandering outside of Salsolan lands again, off to a place Rurik knew well to see if any of the useful plants it held had survived the hurricane from a few weeks back. Null didn't know this area at all, had never visited it before, but she was used to exploring new places. And she had her friend to guide her; there seemed to be no harm in the expedition, and the journey to these 'Dampwoods' had gone smoothly. It had only taken a little over a day, and the pair were used to walking long distances (though Null had complained of sore feet and made Rurik carry her piggy-back for some of it).
Once they had arrived, the duo quickly set to exploring the forest. Null liked forests, she always had, though she preferred more built-up areas. This forest in particular prove to hold many patches of medicinal plants, though some were ruined by the storm and had yet to bounce back. Null had collected everything of use that she found, Rurik following along behind and picking the climbing plants or fungi that were too high for Null to reach.
The pair caught sight of a pair of cow wapiti picking their way through the forest up ahead. Rurik, being more prone to such urges than Null, had wanted to hunt them. The trapper had sent him off to chase the creatures, and the huge wolfdog soon disappeared into the trees. Null had continued to pick the wild herbs that she found, wandering off as the followed the growths of flora, and she had soon covered much more ground than she had suspected. She became lost, and had no idea where to find Rurik.
She had been alone and lost for well over an hour now, and she had steadily been becoming more and more stressed as time went on. As prone to paranoia as the wolf was, she began to suspect every cracking twig or rustling bush of being a crazed forest-dwelling murderer. Or a bear. Or a big cat. Did big cats live in the forest?
Null was about to start howling in the hopes that Rurik would come and find her when there was a noise from behind her and a solid weight collided heavily with her back. The trapper went sprawling into the dirt, and she lay still for a moment in a daze, before lifting herself and shaking her head to clear it. Null looked to what had hit her-- a girl, larger than herself.
Still a little dazed, stressed and frightened, Null panicked. It was a stranger with an unfamiliar scent, and she didn't know where Rurik was, and her jaw hurt from where she'd hit it on the ground, and somehow she came to the muddled conclusion that the other canine was a forest-murderer while simultaneously being responsible for Null getting lost. In her panic and confusion, the little wolf did the first thing she could think of-- she extended her claws and lunged for the stranger, jaws snapping and a feral growl bursting from her throat.