[SUMMER] Mountain - What the hell... [Kratos x Tanyth]

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Kratos groaned loudly before snorting and rolling his eyes, crossing his arms as he glared at her curled up sleeping bundle. He should have just left her out there to sleep.

Grumbling more quietly to himself he kicked back against the cave wall, using his pack as a backpack and digging out his wool blanket to spread over himself as he glared out of the cave mouth at the falling snow flurries. Eventually the moaning of the wind lulled him into a kind of trance dance, not quiet asleep yet not fully awake, his eyes drooped heavily.

After what seemed like eons, the winds seemed to die down even if just a little, though it took his dozing mind several minutes to register it. When it finally did he sat up right, shaking himself awake before glancing over at Tanyth and chucking a small rock in her direction. "Wake up, nappy time is over."

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The jet-black snake tail emerged from the blankets to crack like a whip, sending the small stone flying off harmlessly in another direction. Two-toned eyes glittered from the bundled folds of winter closing, a soft hiss accompanying the action. "Speak for yourself, lazy bones. Your snoring could wake the dead."

Tanyth stretched lazily, yawning, then drew the bundled layers around herself for warmth as she sat up and prepared to move again. The sooner she got out of here, the sooner she got home to curl up in front of the fireplace. And also, away from this rude, inconsiderate clod.

After making sure that she was bundled up tightly and shouldering her pack, she headed towards the entrance, barely sparing a glance towards Kratos. Cheerfully, she shot over her shoulder, "Come along now, if you're coming with me!" She could barely contain a fanged grin. She was going to get some entertainment out of this at least.

But Guardians help any of those Solamir bastards if she found one on the way off this Guardians-forsaken mountain...

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Grunting, Kratos rolled his eyes, getting up to pack up the blanket back into the back and head out after her. "Don't get you're hopes up sweet cheeks, you just happen to be going the same direction I am." he snorted at her comment, his tail flicking as he gave his wings a few good flaps to work out the kinks. Uhg if this wind could die down just a little more, he could probably just leave her here for some peace and quiet....

But no. For the moment he was stuck with her. But at least they were moving instead of stuck in some random cave.

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While he may be irritating, she could certainly return in kind if she wished. And it was a distraction to keep her focus off the cold while they tried to find a way to descend the mountain safely. So, rather than letting her irritation show, she simply smiled and shot back, "Well, that's good, because I don't really bring home strays."

Invigorated for a time by the food, nap, and warmth of the cave, Tanyth was intending on making the most of it before the cold started to sap her energy again. Her layers of bundled clothing were keeping out the worst of the cold as she pushed through the snow, testing steps before putting weight on them. She paused, one hand gripping a scraggly bare tree as she leaned out a bit to glance down the mountain side. "Still pretty steep here," she muttered in thought, then glanced up ahead. "Doesn't seem to be as bad that way though. So, that way it is." She set off in that direction, winding around the mountain in an attempt to find ways to slowly descend from it.

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Strays... pfft. As if. She'd be lucky to bring him a guy like him. Probably do her wonders, she'd be thanking him after... "Bet you don't bring home anything...." he muttered under his breath, not exactly politely.

Too damn cold for those thoughts though, and he wasn't exactly bundled in winter clothing either. Snorting, Kratos followed behind her, tail flicking as he mumbled occasionally to himself about his bad luck. When she had stopped to test the side of the mountain, he too peered over, hand against a tree for support. Definitely not going down that way, at least not without wings.

As she set off in another direction, he smirked. Yeah, let her do all the work. He'll just tag back and play it cool. She can test things, fall in holes, trigger traps while he made a nice safe trek down the mountain. Seemed legit. At least they seemed to be more steadily going down now, as he could see more trees popping into view and what... hopefully... looked like more level ground off down in the distance. After he got home, he'd never sign up for some silly trek through the mountains again. Not to mention he'd have several fairy dinners after this if he ever saw any....

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[Teigra]

Even if there were more trees in view, the wind was still whistling past their ears; luckily keeping Tanyth from hearing any muttered comments from her companion. She was in a reasonably pleasant mood for the moment, and no telling when the weather would change that again. The chill was starting to seep through the warm layers of clothing, but she still had the energy to keep going for now.

The 'trail' (if one could even call it that) that they were attempting to follow greatly steepened here, but it still seemed possible to descend, if with some extra care. Sacrificing some warmth for stability, Tanyth flared her wings to aid her balance as she started to descend the slope. She paused a few times when inertia started to increase, rather than letting it cause her to lose control. She'd descend a bit, pause by a scraggly tree to regain her balance, then target the next growth lower down the slope and aim for that as her next destination. Slowly, but steadily, she was making progress downward. The winds may have still been chilly, but the snow was much less deep here, the ground beneath less icy. Hope sprung from the few sparse patches of grass that appeared dotting the mountainside.

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Kratos kept the rest of his thoughts to himself. He eyed her as she seemed to have the route picked out for them. It descended down, which was a good direction to go. Even if in places it descended a little quicker than other's. He too used his wings as a sort of support to slide down, latching onto tree's on the way to momentarily stop to catch his bearings, almost like mountain surfing. He could feel the chill lessening bit by bit as he eyes also now noted bits of green peeking through the frosty ground. With much luck neither of the two would be stuck here for much longer. Home sweet home. He could almost taste it! At least that's what he kept telling himself as he collected his person and affects before sliding on downwards more. The more they continued onward, the closer it seemed the level ground down in the distance below became clearer, little bit little. How his feet ached to be on warm solid ground and not icy patches of earth.

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[Teigra]

The gradual increasing warmth was enough to encourage the snake demon to greater speed. Once she got home, she was spending a week lounging in front of the hearth with a raging fire going. Ah, warmth...

The air remained cool, but at least the snow was gone from the ground, which made descending easier once one no longer had to worry about slipping on a hidden ice patch.

When at last the pair had reached level ground, she couldn't wait to be rid of the obnoxious pest. "Well, I'd say it's been fun, but...it hasn't." Tanyth shifted her winter clothes in preparation to take flight. Her wings finally felt warm enough to trust them in the air again and she could barely wait to be home. And away from here.

After only a moment's hesitation, she sent back over her shoulder, "See ya' around." And as she took to the skies, she silently added, But hopefully not.

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