OOC: Hey, just an fyi- don't presume actions on my characters (or reactions) X3
Since Ne'friss is my character, please let me control if she gets startled :3
For now I'll just go with it <3
And woo, we made it to three pages!
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Ne'friss was nearly blinded by how densely the trees rose up around them, acting as a blinding canopy of the sun. Though as her eyes adjusted, she was amazed at all of the flora and fauna growing here. But at the sudden movement of a shadow, and the haze of the fever she was sporting, she found herself gasping and pressing nearer to Kaneo. But then at his words, she peered up at him. This place reminded her of the Jungles int he South of Essyrn. Was she in the jungles, or some form of islands nearby? Though if that were the case, this young man should have been well versed in Essyrn. So her brief moment of hope left her int he same, fleeting instant as she sighed. They hadn't gone far and she was already getting exhausted, her skin on fire as it began to sweat. But she was too out of it to complain and simply followed, her legs moving though her eyes growing too heavy to concentrate.
"What.. what sort of large animals?" she asked, curious if there might be lions or tigers here, like in Essyrn. If so, she recalled her father warning her about how dangerous they were, and she felt fear prickle at her skin. Without a caravan to protect her, she felt vulnerable. She never went anywhere without her maids, or without her armed guard. So it was hard to swallow it was just her and Kaneo now trekking through this unknown terrain.
Though as she pressed on, her ears picked up tot he sounds of a nearby stream and water fall.
"W-water.." She turned to Kaneo. "Can we stop there for a rest and drink?" she felt dirty, the salt waters from the ocean still sticking to her skin, the paint (or what remained of it,) was caked to her unconfortably as well, and she still felt the sticky residue of the sea plants on her skin.