{[ 7.4 ]} The sound of Evie's laughter made Ashten smile. "No way.. You /seriously/ burnt your sister's prized collection-?" "Sure did..! Pretty sure she's still hunting me down now.." Ashten muttered bitterly, slightly regretting what he'd done. Even if the burnt suspenders and pin collection were an accident, he shouldn't have just left Coztanza behind like that. Evie's giggle and reassurance snapped Ashten out of his thoughts, "Well, you know I'd protect you from her, Goldie! Promise!" Ashten opened his mouth to respond, but was cut off by Evie's whimper-sounding claim,* "It's- ah, getting kinda late y'know? F-full moon tonight.." Ashten sensed her random distress and stood up. They were sitting in a field by the dock. He tried to lighten the situation by half-joking, "True, but to be fair, it's always dark here, am I right?" Evie suddenly started pushing Ashten towards the cabins from behind. Her fluffy gray tail had just poofed out from her waistline, and frantically didn't need Ashten to see. "Ha-! Y-yeah..! You could say that again.." Ashten slightly jumped, but complied and started walking his way towards the cabins ahead of Evie.. despite how awkward this was now. "..Right..." Ashten kept walking slightly ahead of Evie, A little tense. Why was she acting so.. secretive? Eventually, once they were getting closer to the cabins, Ashten chimed in, "So, which cabin's.. yours..?" He trailed off in confusion, because once Ashten had turned around to face Evie in question, she was nowhere to be found. "Evie..?" Perhaps she had wandered away or something in curiousity? Ashten suddenly jumped from the sound of growling behind him. It never really dawned onto him that there could possibly be wild animals in this realm. Nevertheless, he slowly turned around, visibly shaking and terrified. Only to be faced by a wolf.... kinda.. Said wolf had too much of a resemblance to.. "Evie...?" Ashten's trembling voice barely came out above a whisper. She looked so hostile, an unexpected fluffy tail, wolfish ears, claws, and sharp teeth completely transforming her demeanor. This couldn't possibly be her.. But there was no time to contemplate as Wolf-Evie raised a claw to strike him. With a yelp, Ashten dove just out of the way, rolling back up to stand, with his back crashing into the wall of a sturdy cabin. He was cornered. Just as his counterpart dangerously growled and raised another set of sharp claws to strike him, a familiar voice- at least to Ashten- cried, "STOP!! LEAVE HER ALONE!!" "COSTANZA?!" Ashten perked up, the outline of his older sister appearing just behind Evie.
i've been SOOOOO lazy with Ancestry latelyyyy~ apologies for that, I'll pick up the pace again, about a rate of one related project every two weeks or less, I'll try for that ^^ I HAND-DREW THIS THUMBNAIL THIS TIME!!
