The Tower In The Storm

Discussion in 'The Queen of Cups' started by Zin, Jul 9, 2016.

  1. Little Red

    Little Red New Member

    Red nods, hand reaching out to curl in the fabric of Katters' sleeve as she turns to head towards the house, picking up speed, her ears twitching nervously.
     
  2. Katters

    Katters Has never made a candle

    Katters glances down, at Red’s hand, then back, over her shoulder, and finally forward, to the house.
     
  3. Little Red

    Little Red New Member

    Red doesn't seem to notice, pressing onwards with single-minded determination... other hand still clutching the axe hidden under her hood for comfort.
     
  4. Zin

    Zin Professional Lurker

    There's no sign of your pursuers yet... and the house... it's still far away, but there is definitely a door, and a few windows. You can't tell if there's any glass in them, yet.
     
  5. Katters

    Katters Has never made a candle

    By now, Katters has gotten her breath back, and she takes off into a jog, and then a run. The last thing they need is to be spotted halfway to their sanctuary.
     
  6. Zin

    Zin Professional Lurker

    They're a good twenty yards away when the howling bursts into full chorus behind them.
     
  7. Katters

    Katters Has never made a candle

    Katters doesn’t look back, doesn’t want to risk slowing down. She keeps running, tucking herself lower in the vain hope that it will make her more difficult to spot.
     
  8. Zin

    Zin Professional Lurker

    The hounds howl, raucous and loud, but Katters, you and Red manage to reach the little rundown house...

    The door looks solid.
     
  9. Little Red

    Little Red New Member

    Red lets go of you and throws herself against the door, scrabbling at the lock, and manages to force it open, whining in panic under her breath.
     
  10. Katters

    Katters Has never made a candle

    Katters throws herself through the door, scrambles back to the wall, and hides.
     
  11. Little Red

    Little Red New Member

    Red shoves the door shut behind them, chest heaving.
     
  12. Zin

    Zin Professional Lurker

    The horns begin to sound, loud and haunting, and the ground begins to shake and shudder.
     
  13. Little Red

    Little Red New Member

    "....fuck. Fuck,." Red presses against the door, digging her feet in.
     
  14. Katters

    Katters Has never made a candle

    “That sounds like they saw us,” Katters says, clutching both her kit and the knife Red gave her. “And you don’t sound confident that we’re safe in here.”
     
  15. Little Red

    Little Red New Member

    "I... I have no idea if we're safe." Red confesses, quietly. "And for... for all we know, they chased someone else down here, too, I mean. I don't think the trees would have been safe, right? All deadwood."
     
  16. Katters

    Katters Has never made a candle

    Katters swallows, tilting her head back to rest it against the wall. “They’ll try to flush us out,” she says. “Whether they know we’re in here or not, they’ll try to scare us into running again.”
     
  17. Little Red

    Little Red New Member

    "...do. Can you look around? For. For a secure place to hide, in here? I... I can keep the door closed." Red's voice is growing more desperate.

    The sounds are slowly growing nearer, and the intensity with which the world seems to shake with every hoofbeat only grows.
     
  18. Katters

    Katters Has never made a candle

    “Roger-roger,” Katters says. “I can try.”

    She looks through the house, keeping low to the ground and away from the windows.
     
  19. Zin

    Zin Professional Lurker

    In her haste, she manages to knock her nose against an awkwardly placed table, and the blood trickles warm, though it probably is not broken again.

    Then again, that might be because it's still broken.
     
  20. Katters

    Katters Has never made a candle

    Son of a—

    But the pain actually helps ground her, puts her back in the here-and-now instead of floating around somewhere above it.

    She wipes her nose with the back her hand — ow. — and keeps moving.
     
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