Terra sprinted through the heavy rain in the direction of the cabin. Her hunting instinct had taken over now, and all she could focus on was running. She didn’t even flinch as branches clawed at her face, knowing the shallow scratches would heal as quickly as they were inflicted.
She was so focusing so focused on getting to Ellis and Luna that she didn’t even notice she’d been alone until she heard the sound of swift footfall behind her over the splattering of raindrops on the ground. She broke her pace and whipped around, ready for attack.
“It’s only Aspen,” she thought with relief.
“Sorry Terra, I dropped my scarf,” he said with an apologetic look on his face.
She broke into a run once again, trying to keep pace with his strides. She was concentrating so much on keeping up that she didn’t even have time to notice that he’d taken a very long time picking up a scarf.
When they neared the cabin Terra shot Aspen a warning look to keep quiet and began to creep slowly. To her immense relief she found Ellis and Luna huddled behind a tree, looking completely unharmed.
“If you want to attack now, I'm with you. I'm not afraid. I'm not going to be a bother to you anymore.” She heard Luna say to Ellis firmly.
“It’s okay, we’re here now,” Terra said quietly, resting a hand gently on Luna’s shoulder.