Timeless Task[Ayden]

[Saraphina Rituila]

Saraphina carried a small crate in her thin arms as she walked throughout the forest, trying to pay attention to her surroundings. If she didn't, it could mean her downfall in other words her death. At this moment though, she wasn't really thinking about dying. If it was her time, then it was her time. The only problem would be who would heal the protectors? Thinking about this she shook her head, and the golden rose clip that was in her red short hair fell out and onto the ground, bouncing away in the opposite direction she was going in. She sighed out in aggravation but continued on, her sandals squishing the soft grass beneath her feet as she finally got to the river.

Putting down the crate, Saraphina sat down next to the river and took the top off of it. Revealing inside empty bottles that belonged to workers from the village. She was trying to help out by getting them fresh water to drink so they wouldn't have to make a tiresome trip from their work area. How helpful was she? Very. She smoothed out her yellow and pink dress that went went to her mid thigh, thanking the lord she was wearing leggings with the outfit. Picking up a bottle she busied herself with filling them up, forgetting about her hairclip that had disappeared and trying to stay focused and alert as she did her task.

After a few bottles were filled, she sighed out, looking around the area with her green gold tired eyes. Nobody was here thank god. No need to really panick, or to get paranoid. Running a hand through her hair as she put another bottle back in the crate she picked up another one, filling it up halfway before snapping her hand back gripping the bottle tight and away from the water. A fish had came down the river, it was small and mutated but overall harmless to her. Not like Saraphina cared though, she always had to be careful because she had no need of getting hurt. It was the last thing on her to do list and she was going to keep it that way.

She sighed out, deciding that it best be a time for a break and to set her body at ease because she was so tense." So paranoid while being alone, you big sissy." Saraphina mumbled to herself as she put the halfway filled bottle back in the crate and stretched out on the grass before looking up at the sky. Something she did often to relax, and it worked wonders to relieve her troubled mind. So why not now? She stared up at the bits of sky she could see that weren't covered by trees, thankful that it was a cloudless day and that the weather was perfect.

[Ayden]

There was a quiet thump, so quiet so almost wasn't able to pick it up. Her sensitive fox ears pricked at the noise. Ayden and told her to stay put, but this sound... It was too big to be a bird, yet too small to be a footstep. If it meant danger, she had to check it out. What if Ayden came back and some mutated beast attacked him? Nodding to herself, the young woman dropped into a crouch on her tree branch and sprang down like a wild cat, landing without a sound before a strange, shiny object. It looked like a flower, but she'd never seen a flower that was gold, much less as hard as a rock. Guin picked it up very carefully with her human hand, just in case it was poisonous or something. Just when she was about to give it a good sniff, she heard footsteps behind her. It would take too long to just turn, so she decided to jump up and spin.

She came face-to-face with a startled-looking Ayden. He stared for a moment longer before frowning. Guin shrugged as he muttered, "What are you doing over here? I thought you were going to wait in the tree while I took a look around." Before she could defend herself, he shrugged and headed for the sound of water. Guin, still clutching the strange flower-thing, followed without a word. She hadn't seen a river before, and this was part of her 'education,' as Ayden called it. He seemed determined she learned things about the world around her.

The river was huge! There was more water here than she had ever seen before. Well, she'd seen it now. What was so great about it? Ayden seemed to like it. "I found this," she mewed, tossing him her find.
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So this was why she hadn't stayed put. It was obvious Guin didn't know what the thing was, otherwise she would have left it where she found it. It was a hair clip, like the ones he used to help Amelia put in her hair. One of the villagers must have dropped it, and recently, by the look of it. It wasn't very dirty, so it couldn't have spent a long time on the ground.

As if she'd read his mind, Guin motioned up the bank with her paw. "Someone's up ahead. I can scent them," she reported. The wind was blowing toward them, so the person's scent was brought to her. Quickly making up his mind, Ayden slipped out of his coat and tossed it to Guin. "Put that on. It should hide your paw, just in case you're seen. Keep your ears flat and follow me," he ordered quietly, making his way down the bank. Since he was a few inches taller that her, the sleeves on the coat covered her hand and paw with a little bit of space left over. Though he hadn't listed it in his instructions, Guin was perfectly silent. Just before they were close enough the girl might have spotted them, Guin swerved away and skillfully climbed up a tree to hide among the leaves.

He was sure to step on a few sticks so the re-haired girl wouldn't think he was trying to sneak up on her. Ayden didn't really like people, but if she knew who the clip belonged to, he needed to at least try to get the clip back to its owner. He waited a moment before holding the thing out to her. "Do you know who this belongs to?" he asked. There was a crate near her containing bottles of water. She must have been sent out to refill them.