No more trees. Finally.
The beat of her heart steadied as the trees dissipated into the distance, and the majority of what lay before her was mountainous terrain and grasses. The sight was calming; her neuroticism was nestled into ease. A light smile was finally able to twitch the corners of her lips as she continued toward the promising domain, her head still churning with various thoughts and calculations and obsessive necessities.
<i>Twenty-one. Twenty-two. Twenty-three. Twenty-four.</i>
She stopped on the twenty-fourth step, circling once and letting her eyes scan the terrain to ensure there were no threats. Content, she lowered her bottom to the earth and sat. Her ears flickered as a slight breeze blew through, and her eyes rested on the stunning mountains that lay before her. Llyra wondered about the mountain; how many had attempted to venture upwards to the top? Were any skilled enough to endure such uneven terrain?
She let her eyes graze across the sides of her body, the ribs bouncing through her skin on every inhale of breath. Such a pitiful sight.
Movement appeared in the corner of her eye. It was as if fate had intervened; a hare appeared in that moment. <i>Thank you Mother Nature.</i> It had been some time since she had enjoyed the meal, primarily due to the fact that the color of most hares was a horrid brown hue, and such a color was unacceptable to touch. She snapped her head in its direction and immense joy filled her heart. The fur of the animal; it was silver in color! Oh, how she loved silver. Such a pretty color. Highly acceptable. She licked her lips and remained still for a few moments, her eyes fixed on the grayish animal, watching the innocent thing wander through the grasses.
Finally, she made her move. She rose and lunged in its direction, though the hare was prepared for such an attack; it matched her swift maneuver with a dash towards the mountains. Her heart sank slightly as she noted the speed. It was quick. And Llyra was so weak and thin; but she <i>needed</i> this meal. So she pushed forward, chasing the animal further towards the base of the mountain; an area she was especially unfamiliar with.
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