Kholat

[kalan]

Beryl moved up cautiously and placed his paw on the saber. "I'll follow big guy." He wasnt sure if the saber planned to eat him or not but he didn't have a choice.

[The Past]

Geoffrey awoke, unaware of his brief visitor. The bear peered out from his hiding spot into the frigid, blustery abyss. He wished to stay in his shelter until the storm calmed before setting out to look for everyone. He was growing peckish, but he wasn't terribly worried. He had a few snacks in his backpack, and if he ended up stuck here and couldn't find more food, he could handle hunger for a while. Of course, that was just in the worse case; chances are that he could find the others and get to their destination. They couldn't be too far away...

[Alistair]

Seeing a figure approach through the wall of white he recognized him slightly, the saber squinted, and carefully stepped forward until he was mere inches from the Geoffrey. Letting out a surprised snort he backed up, accidentally pushing Beryl over and into the snow. Although the startled saber could be enough to scare anyone, his appearance said otherwise; light pink fur and thick black mane billowing in the wind.


Storm now thickening back into what it was before, the wind gusting faster; Alistair knew he would have to get the two to safety lest they freeze to death in the blizzard. Even thought the small cabin had no heat it would be some relief from the cold for some time until the two would need to find their way back to civilization.

[HarmonyGaze]

Harmony grumbled. She had somehow weathered the last storm, and was just venturing out to look for the others when the wind had begun to whip up. Little snowflakes peppered her coat, dusting the rusty fur with white. She squinted against the storm, raising a hand to try and keep the biting wind away from her eyes. What was that? "Hello? She cried out. Were there furs over there? She could hardly see, and considered turning back. But when she turned to look, her footprints had been filled in. Harmony sighed, and trudged through the thick snow and howling wind towards whatever it was she thought she saw.

[The Past]

Geoffrey jolted at the beast he could barely make out in the blustering snow. He held his breath and backed away. The last thing he wanted at this point was to anger a predator. He turned around and attempted to run as silently as possible, not that it mattered with the howling of the storm.

[Farewell]

Standing, Zaida felt the snowflakes blow against her fur. Beginning to walk she felt the crunch of snow beneath her, the hybrid was hoping to find a better area than a cave to go to even an old shed would do. Taking her chances in the woods covered with snow, Zaida walked north. Keeping her head against her  fluffy scruff and paws in her pockets. Mist escaped her mouth by each breath.

[Alistair]

Seeing as how the familiar figure retreated he picked up Beryl by his scruff, being careful to not pierce his neck with his long maxillary teeth. The pink saber had to trudge his way through the snow despite being the biggest predator in the area, panting through his nose after some time from carrying the tiger with his mouth rather than carrying them by allowing them onto his back.


Alistair's loud crunching footsteps could be heard a small distance away just in case anyone had been in the immediate area. Small cabin coming into focus once they were a very few short feet in front of it the saber set Beryl down in front of it, gently nudging him to urge that he go inside instead of stay out here.


Although it seemed a foolish idea he turned and bellowed into the white abyss, hoping that if the others were surviving they could hear his calls and follow the sound. Having doubts that anyone could hear him except his new found friend at this point in time. After calling five times he had to stop to catch his breath, feeling that all his efforts were for naught and that the survivors would perish in due time.

[The Past]

Geoff heard the bellowing of the saber, but didn't interpret it as a signal, but a warning. He felt he had to stay far away from the feral's territory and ran the opposite way, looking for better shelter to stay in until the storm calmed. It was obvious he didn't have much time left.

[HarmonyGaze]

Harmony's ear perked up. Something ahead was making noise. She started to run through the blizzard, calling out as she went. "Hey! Is anyone there? I'm lost!" She crunched through the snow towards the noise. The closer she got, the more she could distinguish the sounds over the wind's howl. Something was roaring. Harmony stopped dead in her tracks, stumbling backwards into the snow. She shivered, the cold invading her fur. Only an idiot would run towards something roaring, but she couldn't stay out here much longer. She hunched up in the snow to think, the storm slowly burying her.

[The Past]

Geoff tripped at the foot of a mountain. He pushed his exhausted body forward, crawling on his hands and knees, his eyes just making out what appeared to be a small opening in the rock which dipped at an angle down into a cave. He poked his head in and reached his hand into his coat pocket to fish out a flashlight. At first shining it at the stone floor right below the entrance just in case, he gradually lit up the cave walls to check for any sign of a feral creature's den. The cave was apparently small, but larger than he expected from the opening.

He crawled through the opening and softly slid down the short drop into the cave. He set the flashlight on the ground and stood back up and turned to the entrance, packing the snow surrounding it to cover the entrance and block out the wind.

There was enough room to build a fire if he had the supplies. He had flint and steel, but nothing to light. Once the storm calmed, he'll try to gather some wood. But for now, he had to get more rest. He curled up against the cave wall, gradually warming himself up somewhat now that he was out of the wind and snow.

[Farewell]

Hearing the noise of the saber. "Hallucinations?" She asked with a murmur to herself before there was a moment of silence. "It's better than nothing..." The hybrid said towards the roar. Zaida huffed and pulled the hood over her head continuing where she had heard he call.

[HarmonyGaze]

She was getting too cold. Harmony stood up and shook the snow out of her fur. Going back wasn't an option, and she couldn't see anything trough the blowing snow. The storm wasn't letting up any time soon. Harmony took a few stumbling steps forward. The chill was getting to her, the wind was too strong. She pushed towards the last place she had heard the roar, hurrying the best she could.

She kept her head down and her ears back, shuffling through the snow for what seemed like forever. Her half frozen feet kicked wood, and she tripped forwards. Harmony squinted against the wind, looking up at a small cabin. She pounded on the door. "Hello?" She yelled. "Is anyone there?"

[Alistair]

Alistair could be heard scrambling to get the door, his claws had definitely left a few more marks than the ones he purposefully left in the first place. Opening the door he saw the fur before him, cold and shaking. Although the saber being an abnormally large feral would not help this situation. Wondering if the animal at the door knew saber cats were extinct in the first place.


He reached forward and grabbed the fur with his jowls, pulling them inside. There was no heat and very little food, the most the cabin could offer right now was shelter from the wind; not the cold. Looking over to Beryl he gave a soft snort to make sure he was resting peacefully and had not frozen over from the blistering cold.


There was some tinder and dry logs left in the fire-place, but nothing to initially light it with. Perhaps with some patience and time one could light a fire the deep stone pit. The pink saber curled up next to Beryl since Alistair radiated his own natural body heat.

[HarmonyGaze]

Harmony felt herself be dragged across the floor. She lay there for a bit, before wearily sitting up. Harmony looked around. There was a large pink saber curled up on the ground next to a siberian tiger. The wind rattled the windows. She shivered, there was a draft coming from somewhere. Harmony checked to see where it was coming from, and discovered an empty fireplace.

She crawled over to it and patted herself down. She had a flashlight tied to her, and some flint. "Oh no.." She muttered, groping around frantically. She groaned. "Seriously? I dropped the steel." She slumped on the ground in defeat.

[The Past]

Geoff struggled to stay asleep and simply waited for the storm to cease. The others had to be around somewhere, but he had no idea where to go. He didn't want to wander too far from this shelter and get lost.