☁︎ the most maddening, beguiling, damnable thing

the incessant chatter of teeth resounded around her as the sopping girl crossed the terrain. oh, she had not meant it! she'd only wished to grasp the fish taunting her beneath the ice's surface, goading her with its stupid eyes and stupid fins. with the season on the precipice of spring, the world had begun to thaw if only slightly—as much as Morðfjall could in any state. and it had betrayed her! insulted her petite body by breaking beneath her.

she was lucky—lucky she was not too far out and simply only at the surface. but now she must explain herself, not that any excuse she'd make would keep her from being chastised.

or perhaps she did not need to make excuses. she was a strong girl. strong like her father, strong like her mother. she'd hailed from the most prestigious of parents, the greats such as theirs before them. she was a great! she simply made a misstep, found the land unforgiving. she would just have to do better next time, figure it out in her own way.

the land would grow to respect her as it did her parents, would it not? a huff left her between the chatter, her shoulders hunched to preserve whatever warmth the cold couldn't nip at.

and not even a fish to show for it.

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“You look like someone tried to drown you.”

Einn grinned at his sister, tail wagging slowly. He would often tease her, if only because she made it fun to do so. And how could he not take this opportunity? She was drenched, fur sticking close to her form, making her appear thin and almost sickly.

Walking closer, Einn sniffed at her, making sure someone hadn't tried to drown her. “What happened?”
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