by Hopeflower » Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:35 pm
Steeltalon reached the first rest point and collapsed, panting heavily. It was a shallow cave, scooped out of the side of a tall cliff. Water tricked down the sheer rock to form a small pool near the mouth of the cave, which smelled strongly of stale blood and fear. She dropped one hatchling and nuzzled it soothingly. "This was the last place I stayed before reaching the caves," she murmured. They were a mile and a half from the clearing they had stayed in for so long. They had made good time...it was nearing sunset. "Maybe if we get moving again at noon we can cut the time it'll take a bit shorter." She glanced around and gently set the other hatchling down. Almost instantly they curled close together, siblings who had gone through this together.
Raven dropped from the trees behind Sandstorm and looked around, panting. "Is...is this it?" he gasped, trying to get his breath back. Steeltalon quickly answered, "We're spending the night here...we'll be leaving sometime after sunrise." She didn't want to stay in one place too long...she felt too exposed.
"Gotta have a little sadness once in a while so you know when the good times come."
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