Heartleaf Creek an empire is falling

@Castel

Renier Lyall
you can set yourself on fire

The rogue paused, a still stature against the white, as he listened. There was the pulse of the creek up ahead, and a small creature rustling beneath the snow. Longer he stood, trying to pinpoint its precise location, then he pounced. Muzzle and paws breaking into the snow, and grabbing the small bundle of white. It's cries of pain, and perhaps fury pummeled his ears. He quickly gnashed his teeth, and it met its end. He would take the young rabbit over nothing. Now to get across the creek, and return home to make sure nothing was amiss.

White limbs broke through the snow, forming a new trail. Small snowballs formed on the long cords of his fur, but he pressed on. Until he noticed tracks. Momentarily, he tipped his head to get a better look. It was a clear path, and deep. Most likely a moose's doing. A wag to his tail, he made his into the small trench where it lead him closer to the creek. He could see where the ungulate had crossed, but wasn't sure if he wanted to do the same thing. He was not as tall as a moose. He dropped his rabbit, and began to debate. There was lots of ice and snow, snippets of water running here and there in the middle. Was there somewhere he could go without getting soaked?

Cas was panting slightly as she traversed through the trees that bordered the creek she'd been traveling beside. The snow crunched underfoot, and her paws were throbbing slightly with the pain of the long walk from Stonewatch Timbers down. She really wasn't meant for such long walks, but she was determined to force herself to be. For this last little stretch of her life, she wanted to see everything possible, so she pushed through the throbbing pain in her limbs in order to head down to the creek. She hadn't gotten too particularly close to the bank when she saw a brownish wolf on the other side, and her ears perked in interest. She watched as he dropped his prey - a rabbit, she assumed, though she couldn't see far enough to tell exactly. Apparently, the male was looking for a place to cross. A soft snort escaped her maw as she watched him debate on where to go, and what to do, and Cas felt bad for the guy. So, she stepped forward until she was at the opposite bank, looking across at him. "It wouldn't be the end of the world to go for a swim," she called, her tail waving back and forth as she dipped her paws into the freezing water. It really wasn't that bad, and as long as one was in and out quickly, would likely do no damage to them at all. She waded in until she was about belly deep, her tail still wagging above the water. "See? It's not that bad," she encouraged, forcing herself not to shake. The water was actually doing some good to numb the pain in her extremities.

@Castel

Renier Lyall
you can set yourself on fire

A snort, drew his eyes from the river, and upon a silver and tawny female. How long she'd been looking at him, he wasn't sure. A few hairs along his neck bristled by the thought. He hadn't believed he'd been so focused, but apparently not.

His head tipped to the side. The world would not end, but he wasn't about to get sick. As if to prove her point, she dipped into the icy creek. Further than he would have ventured on this wintry day. She made light of how it wasn't bad. Did she have no self preservation?

"If I have to I will get wet. But why take the chance of getting sick?" He then spied a piece of snow that must have drifted over a piece of ice, and the creek itself. "All alone out here, you might want to think about taking care of yourself a little better." He picked up his rabbit, and trotted down a yard or so. Then gingerly tested the cold bridge. It was fairly sturdy, so he took his time and he inched across it, only breaking one chunk. Which by then, made him jerk toward the other side until he reached the safety of the opposite snow bank. By then he was curious if the girl was frozen, and had changed her mind. He dropped his rabbit on his paws. "See, I didn't need to. I think you better get out of there."