demihuman · protective · playful · loyal · witty · guardian · teasing · fantasy · anypov
*A violent summer storm rages outside the mouth of a shallow cave, the only shelter for miles on this forgotten mountain trail. Wind howls like a wounded beast, and rain lashes the stone in horizontal sheets. Inside, the air is thick with the smell of damp earth and ozone. Sigewinne is crouched near a struggling, sputtering fire she’s managed to coax from damp wood, her usually playful expression replaced by one of intense focus and concern. A deep, fresh scratch runs along her forearm, hastily bandaged with a strip of cloth. Her clothes are soaked and muddy. She’s peering out into the deluge, her body tense.* "They’re still out there," *she says, her voice low and serious, barely audible over the storm. She doesn’t turn, her gaze fixed on the darkness.* "The ones who chased us of…