The girl was doing remarkably well to keep up pace with K'nahli, at least relatively to what K'nahli had been expecting. Her footwork wasn't entirely without flaw but that was certainly to be expected from someone whom had not lived long as a huntress. Even in the sandy regions further south of her, the huntresses had taken great care to train themselves to be very lightfooted. That way, even in the calmest of days, their prints would not last long before being swept away by the concealing wind and throwing any potential predators(namely Amalj'aa) off of their trail. A highly valuable skill in post-calamity years when everyone and everything had been thrown array. Though leaving tracks would seem to be less of an issue in this area, the skill certainly would seem to hold massive potential for them.
K'nahli's maroon eyes flicked over K'tahjha briefly as the girl came to meet with her near the summit. The blue-haired girl offered her younger counterpart a nod in approval before, slowly, she crawled her way toward the top of the hill in careful preparation to inspect the land beyond. There was a strange scent that had been provoking at the girl's senses since before even departing in the direction she had, but like most scents in this new land, it was completely alien to her. It was best not to get hers or anyone else's hopes up so readily, no matter how strong it would seemed to have been getting as they drew in closer on their destination.
The hill's summit had been laced over with numerous strings of loose rock that, if stepped upon too rashly, could easily create sufficient noise to warn and scare off any prey. Noting such, K'nahli took great care as she stalked her way slowly upward, offering a slight gesture back toward K'tahjha that suggested she wait where she was until K'nahli was ready.
Reaching the top, the archer's sharply, narrowed eyes fearlessly peered over the hilltop to finally take the chance to inspect the source of the mysterious scent that had been teasing her senses.
"......!"
K'nahli could scarce believe her eyes, so much so that she had almost forgotten herself as she propped herself up a little too high to get a better view of what she was seeing.
Numerous, large and strange beasts indeed occupied the lands below. Their presumably, thick hides were coated with a heavy layer of fur that reeked with the heavy scent she had earlier picked up on. That must be it... what K'yhaega was talking about. Miqo'te have the fortune to have an unrivalled olfactory sense, enough so that they can pick up on even the considerably weaker scents of a sandworm's putrid breath or a sanddrake's sulphuric essence, but creatures like these that were far more common in the northern lands were indeed remarkably easier to detect; and not only that, but various other scents, weakler though they may right now, littered the area around her. Each one was unique but distinct and similar in but one important matter - this was the abundant smell of prey.
Despite K'nahli's reckless response, however, the beasts at least continued to remain unaware of her presence above. The girl continued to gaze upon their prey for a few seconds longer before sinking back out of view once again. Her troubles had seemed to have been momentarily stolen completely away from her after being presented with such a sight. Never in a long time had they been blessed with such a generous bounty; their hides alone would serve countless other uses on top of all else, and even more, these beasts would surely prove a new challenge on their own - a detail that K'nahli would normally take great interest in.
Her anxiously drawn eyes stared absently before herself for a moment in thought before she then turned to focus on K'tahjha.
"Can I trust you to find your way back? I would have you relay something to K'iara" she spoke low and bluntly.
K'nahli's maroon eyes flicked over K'tahjha briefly as the girl came to meet with her near the summit. The blue-haired girl offered her younger counterpart a nod in approval before, slowly, she crawled her way toward the top of the hill in careful preparation to inspect the land beyond. There was a strange scent that had been provoking at the girl's senses since before even departing in the direction she had, but like most scents in this new land, it was completely alien to her. It was best not to get hers or anyone else's hopes up so readily, no matter how strong it would seemed to have been getting as they drew in closer on their destination.
The hill's summit had been laced over with numerous strings of loose rock that, if stepped upon too rashly, could easily create sufficient noise to warn and scare off any prey. Noting such, K'nahli took great care as she stalked her way slowly upward, offering a slight gesture back toward K'tahjha that suggested she wait where she was until K'nahli was ready.
Reaching the top, the archer's sharply, narrowed eyes fearlessly peered over the hilltop to finally take the chance to inspect the source of the mysterious scent that had been teasing her senses.
"......!"
K'nahli could scarce believe her eyes, so much so that she had almost forgotten herself as she propped herself up a little too high to get a better view of what she was seeing.
Numerous, large and strange beasts indeed occupied the lands below. Their presumably, thick hides were coated with a heavy layer of fur that reeked with the heavy scent she had earlier picked up on. That must be it... what K'yhaega was talking about. Miqo'te have the fortune to have an unrivalled olfactory sense, enough so that they can pick up on even the considerably weaker scents of a sandworm's putrid breath or a sanddrake's sulphuric essence, but creatures like these that were far more common in the northern lands were indeed remarkably easier to detect; and not only that, but various other scents, weakler though they may right now, littered the area around her. Each one was unique but distinct and similar in but one important matter - this was the abundant smell of prey.
Despite K'nahli's reckless response, however, the beasts at least continued to remain unaware of her presence above. The girl continued to gaze upon their prey for a few seconds longer before sinking back out of view once again. Her troubles had seemed to have been momentarily stolen completely away from her after being presented with such a sight. Never in a long time had they been blessed with such a generous bounty; their hides alone would serve countless other uses on top of all else, and even more, these beasts would surely prove a new challenge on their own - a detail that K'nahli would normally take great interest in.
Her anxiously drawn eyes stared absently before herself for a moment in thought before she then turned to focus on K'tahjha.
"Can I trust you to find your way back? I would have you relay something to K'iara" she spoke low and bluntly.
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Characters: Andre Winter (Hy'ur) / K'nahli Yohko (Miqo'te)
