Takita

The girl walked at a slow pace through the forest, the sun just beginning it ascent. There was a stillness in the world around, the haze of dawn silencing everything around it. Stormy grey optics peered out before her as she stood in the ankle deep fog, deciding where to head next. The stench of ash lingered on the girl's paws as she pushes forward, following the river as it curves through the forest. She had gone back to her birth place wanting to see her family but instead found land recently torched by flames. She tried to find anything to let her know that someone had made it out alive, but nothing. Nothing but charred trees and ash. There was a slice of grief hidden somewhere deep within her when she turned from her home and walked away.

Now here she is following some dang river in a foreign land. Audits atop the girl's cranium rotated forward just as a loud rustling in a bush caught her attention. Slowing her body to a stop Takita lowers her head , eyes wide hoping to catch a glimpse of the culprit. Leaning forward she uses her nose to push aside the grass bush and comes face to face with a skunk. The black and white creature turns quickly and sprays her with a powerful smelling spray. Takita snarls and scrambles backward shaking her head furiously. Using her front legs she tries to wipe the smell away only to find that it clings to her fur like glue. Narrowing her eyes into slits, Takita turns away from the skunk and heads toward the river hopefully to try and get this smell off. Dark limbs carried her body right into the water up to her chest. She let the water wash over her body for a few minutes before stepping out.

"Damn smell!" Takita snarls, shaking the water from her coat.

{ fae } { four } { loner }
"stay up till the sun, howl at the moon"