Owen was aware that the woman was following. Every now and then he glanced back and there she was. Darting from behind a tree or stepping quietly over something. The way she moved was mesmerizing. It reminded him of city folk and the way busy pedestrian traffic flowed naturally. Whereas he was attuned to avoiding bumping into people on the streets - turning to the side as he walked, estimating the speed of carriages for his jaunt across a street - she was just the same in the jungle.
Fascinating.
He didn't stop her from following him or try to engage her. Perhaps she was like the pedestrians in the city and they happened to be following the same commute. Secondly, she had made it quite clear in her little show of teeth that she didn't appreciate his touching of her so he figured engaging her could lead to conflict. And finally, they didn't have common language so engaging her would be difficult and he had things to do. So they went on, her following him quietly, and he acting indifferent towards her.
The air was hot, heavy, humid and bore down on him relentlessly. It was perhaps ill advised but he dropped his pack and removed his shirt baring himself to the waist. He tied the sweat soaked shirt to his pack to dry off if it was possible in the humidity.
Owen couldn’t move like her though so he quickly became scratched by branches and spiny plants. Fine scraggly scratches marred his arms, chest, and stomach. He didn’t seem to mind them as much as he did the heat and allowed his skin to be assaulted by the jungle.
Stopping suddenly on his crash through the jungle, Owen came across a large wine red colored spider with a black head. The body was the size of a child’s hand with legs longer than fingers. It was easily the biggest spider he had ever seen, and Owen decided it was a worthy specimen for collecting. He dropped his pack and selected the appropriately sized specimen jar and began working to collect the species. Crouching down on the jungle floor, he corralled it with one hand towards the jar in the other.
Fascinating.
He didn't stop her from following him or try to engage her. Perhaps she was like the pedestrians in the city and they happened to be following the same commute. Secondly, she had made it quite clear in her little show of teeth that she didn't appreciate his touching of her so he figured engaging her could lead to conflict. And finally, they didn't have common language so engaging her would be difficult and he had things to do. So they went on, her following him quietly, and he acting indifferent towards her.
The air was hot, heavy, humid and bore down on him relentlessly. It was perhaps ill advised but he dropped his pack and removed his shirt baring himself to the waist. He tied the sweat soaked shirt to his pack to dry off if it was possible in the humidity.
Owen couldn’t move like her though so he quickly became scratched by branches and spiny plants. Fine scraggly scratches marred his arms, chest, and stomach. He didn’t seem to mind them as much as he did the heat and allowed his skin to be assaulted by the jungle.
Stopping suddenly on his crash through the jungle, Owen came across a large wine red colored spider with a black head. The body was the size of a child’s hand with legs longer than fingers. It was easily the biggest spider he had ever seen, and Owen decided it was a worthy specimen for collecting. He dropped his pack and selected the appropriately sized specimen jar and began working to collect the species. Crouching down on the jungle floor, he corralled it with one hand towards the jar in the other.
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