Day 11: Underwood

[ModDog]

[Zuberi]

Health: 50/50
Last Ate: Day 11

Zuberi followed the scent of carrion to where he had last seen his Comfort-Bringer, looking around with perked ears for the striped hyena. Oh, there, stripes! He dashed forward, nudging the body and yipping with delight. He was back! Comfort-Bringer needed to wake up, because he was back!

When Sethos didn't respond, Zuberi whimpered, beginning to notice the rotten stench clinging to his fur and all the flies swarming around. The young dog shrank back, tail curling up against his belly and ears pinned back. D-did he..? Suddenly he remembered the dog in the water, slowly realizing that the dog had been himself. Was he a Death-bringer?!

Oh no, oh no no no no no.

He inched forward, whimpering quietly and snuggling up against Sethos' body. He licked his cheek, whining and hoping against hope that he would wake up. Comfort-Bringer couldn't be gone. He wasn't dead.

[Chione]

Last Ate: Day 10
Health: 60/60

Again, Chione crossed into Underwood, confident now that the leopardess couldn't pursue her this far. She collapsed onto her side, wheezing from exhaustion, when she heard a soft whimpering. It sounded like a dog, but not an adult. A pup. Sutekh wouldn't be satisfied with a pup; they had no meat on them.

She looked around, spotting the little pup curled up neck to a rotting hyena carcass. What an odd sight. Chione carefully picked herself up, approaching the pup with caution. "You, pup. You okay?" she asked, her voice much less taunting and much more concerned.

[Ige]

Last ate: Day 11
Health: 68/68

As she stepped over the border, Ige grew tense. She was determined to find food for her son, but this was dangerous territory now, and she was alone with only a pup. But she wasn't going to back out now, and she walked into Underwood. "Keep quiet, Kayode. You never know what's in the Crossroads." As she walked further in, she thought she heard crying, and her ears perked in interest. Curious, thinking whatever the sound was, it could make a good meal for her son, she moved in closer. Only to see a pup crying over the body of a striped hyena, and a cheetah approached it. Ears back, she stepped away. She wasn't about to fight against two animals at once, no matter how physically weak they were.

[Zuberi]

Health: 50/50
Last Ate: Day 10

Zuberi looked up, ears pinned back fearfully. His throat clamped up again, the stress of losing his Comfort-Bringer and the fear of an unknown animal leaving him effectively mute. He quickly hid his face in Sethos' corpse, body shaking and rough panting muffled by the decaying fur.

After a few moments he looked up again, only to have a familiar scent hit his nose. It was different from Comfort-Bringer, but it was similar in its thick musk and heavy odor. Disregarding the danger of the cheetah for the moment, he rushed towards the scent, only to come nose to nose with an unfamiliar animal.