We went searching!Username: DarkWolfpuppi
Other User: HumbloomEntry: At last, Kaiyiali, the noble dear Goddess, had been pleased. Most scraps of her beautiful, pearly white pelt had been recovered. But there were many more out there, still. Euphania knew it. It was almost noon and she was still pacing back and forth, trying to figure out just where she should look next. The forest maybe? They've checked. The river? Doubt it. Maybe the desert would be a good choice, but going there in this harsh sunlight sounded like a terrible idea. She had started to form a plan in her mind a but she would need quite a bit of help to pull it off. She headed out to find her friend, Drift. He had quite the keen eye and their last search had been rather bountiful.
It didn't take her long to track him down, munching on a few berries. Drift motioned a hello once he spotted her walking over.
"Hey Drift! I'm considering heading out for another search. Want to come?" He nodded excitedly.
"Sure! Where to?" he replied, getting up and walking alongside her. Euphania sighed and just pointed him towards a direction. He shot her a confused look but followed nonetheless.
They poked their heads out from behind the trees and trotted over to the bank of the forest stream. Tan, brown and grey rocks were dotted along the bank, getting larger and larger farther out in the stream went. They made sure to be on the lookout for any pieces of pelt that might have been caught on said rocks. However, it wasn't the place they were headed to. They went upstream, trying to find the easiest place to cross. They dipped their paws in the cold water and swiftly reached the other side. They dashed away, heading to a rocky hill that could be found just a few paces away. Drift curiously looked around, keeping an eye out while attempting to follow his friend's train of thought. They suddenly came to an abrupt halt. They were standing in front of a huge cave.
Euphania sniffed the air and then exhaled with a hint of worry.
"This looks like a den, right?" Drift slowly turned to stare at her.
"We are raiding a den??? Are you insane?" he called out. She quickly hushed him, by giving him a quick shove.
"Keep it down! Look, I know it sounds crazy, but Kaiyiali, she is a deer and her pelt is very pretty, right? What if other animals have found pieces of it and took it as a prize for their den?" Drift continued to eye her in disbelief, but she had a point. They had gotten pretty far so no use in turning away now.
"I really hope so. Well, we better hurry before they come back." He took the lead but to be honest, he wasn't quite sure about this and very certain that it would be dangerous. But hey, it sounded fun.
Gathering all the courage they could manage, they moved in. The scent of other animals, probably wolves having made this their residence was apparent, but thankfully not even one of them seemed to be close. They put their heads down and tried to catch a whiff of anything, a lead. Some few days old prey was there, that's for sure, but messing with that would probably not be smart. But at least it helped guide them through the cave, to a deeper part of it that vaguely gave the impression of a stash. Euphania decided to stay there and search. The light brown amarog dug around, pushing gravel, stones and leftover bones out of her way, while looking for the precious fur. Meanwhile, Drift advanced further down, to speed up their scavenge. He pushed aside every moveable rock, checked behind every single stalagmite and even managed to haul himself up onto hard to reach places that looked like the best kind of hiding spots. At one point, he got to a few stair like rocks that spiralled all the way up to the ceiling. He carefully went up and eventually found himself above the forementioned stash, staring down at an ant-sized Euphania. He quietly chuckled before giving out a loud bark and pushing a few pebbles off, scaring the life out of Euphania who tried to bolt out but unceremoniously bumped into a wall. She glared up to barely make out the figure of a cackling Drift way up above her. After some nervous snickering herself and quite a bit of annoyed grumbling she went back to looking at a burrow she had managed to dig into.
It took them a long time to explore the whole cave, but they made it. They proudly followed the way back, carrying their findings. What they had not realized, however, was that the wolf occupants were back. This made for a very awkward moment when they came face to face with who seemed to be their alpha, outside. Drift and Euphania exchanged a look and took their chance to run as fast and as far away as possible while the wolves stared at two huge canine creatures with white pelt scraps in confusion. They were surprised to not have been followed, but more than grateful for it. They laughed their adventure off and continued heading back home with what they found, under the starry night sky. Yup, they had spent a lot more time down there than what they were expecting, but it sure was worth it!
Amarog 1: DriftAmarog 2: Euphania 
