As she suspected, Iara was unable to quite fall asleep, instead drifting in a state of half-awareness, random thoughts fluttering across her consciousness indistinctly. It was comfortable, at this time, neither too hot nor too cold. She wasn't sure how much time passed, when some small sound of movement, some instinct, roused her. Coyotes again, perhaps. Lazily, she opened her eyes to confirm this, and to see if the sun had finished setting yet, thinking she might try to make herself walk a bit -
Shit. Her eye widened as she caught sight of the...thing that was approaching her, already closer than the coyote she'd seen earlier. For a moment, her mind went blank, a confused kind of stillness before a sudden jolt of adrenaline gave her enough clarity - and energy - to react. She pushed herself quickly to a sitting position, her head spinning from the movement and shifted backwards slightly, away from the creature.
"What the fuck," Iara gasped, staring at it from a more upright vantage point. The creature was massive, and there was still enough light to see just how black it was, with glowing red eyes and horns like some kind of demon. "Fuck," she muttered again, quieter this time. She continued to stare, alert and cautious, but the initial spike of panic abated somewhat as the seconds passed by and the creature did not immediately lunge at her. It was unnatural enough that there was a chance it might be one of the things that could harm her; she thought, given her experiences thus far, odds were decent it might not be able to do too much to her. She suspected she'd soon be finding out in any case, under no illusion that she'd be able to get away from the thing in her current state.
"I'm an idiot," she muttered, as she continued watching it, waiting to see what it would do. Why the hell had she thought it was a good idea to bring nothing at all with her?
Shit. Her eye widened as she caught sight of the...thing that was approaching her, already closer than the coyote she'd seen earlier. For a moment, her mind went blank, a confused kind of stillness before a sudden jolt of adrenaline gave her enough clarity - and energy - to react. She pushed herself quickly to a sitting position, her head spinning from the movement and shifted backwards slightly, away from the creature.
"What the fuck," Iara gasped, staring at it from a more upright vantage point. The creature was massive, and there was still enough light to see just how black it was, with glowing red eyes and horns like some kind of demon. "Fuck," she muttered again, quieter this time. She continued to stare, alert and cautious, but the initial spike of panic abated somewhat as the seconds passed by and the creature did not immediately lunge at her. It was unnatural enough that there was a chance it might be one of the things that could harm her; she thought, given her experiences thus far, odds were decent it might not be able to do too much to her. She suspected she'd soon be finding out in any case, under no illusion that she'd be able to get away from the thing in her current state.
"I'm an idiot," she muttered, as she continued watching it, waiting to see what it would do. Why the hell had she thought it was a good idea to bring nothing at all with her?
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