.:A New Challenge:. [Sinara and Ailish]

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[atrb=background,http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/195/a/9/apt_back_by_carbonflight-d578smm.png] Ailish stood on the edge of the forest, she couldn't remember how long it had been since she'd ventured into it, but she was sure she hadn't been alone. A cold breeze blew through her fur, making her shiver. She knew that the forest was nothing to be afraid of, at least if you were cautious, but she wasn't sure if she had been quite cautious enough. She glared at the forest like it had just stolen her money. She was NOT going to be afraid of this. It was just the forest. She kicked herself in the leg. Why was she freaking out like this? She usually loved how she looked like a cat who would be afraid, but wasn't. Apparently today she was.

[sinara]

Sinara sat atop the cool bark of a massive tree; her dark purple cloak dangling off the edges, occassionally fluttering in the chilling winds. It was quiet. ..oddly, deathly silent. ..Why did it feel as if everything had just died? The blue furred she~cat scanned her surroundings intently and shook her head violently to clear the proposterous thoughts that clouded her mind. She swiftly leapt to her paws, standing on tiptoe, bunched her muscles tightly, and launched herself across the gaping, airy gap, landing within the tangled branches of the neighboring tree.

Once again, she rose and continued to torpedo her body from tree to tree, the rushing wind waving her fur wildly in all directions. She didn't know exactly where she was going, but right now, she didn't care at the moment. Loosening the tension was her top priority. Sinara went on her lonely way, the only sounds coming from the rustling of leaves until she spotted a snowy white figure with pale gray that splotched her nose, legs, paws, and tail. The figure wore three roses around her tail and possessed little, yellow earrings. Ailish!

Sinara stopped her movement and bipedaled to her hind paws. It was a deep relief to see another living, breathing thing out there. The she~cat inhaled, exhaled then hunkered down and pushed off the high branch she was on and fell down to Earth. Her bells flowed out behind her as she made her fall; they tinkled madly as if they had a mind all their own. With a thump and the stirring of air around her, Sinara landed neatly next to Ailish. "Hello Ailish." She smiled gladly. "You're here too, huh? How have you been?"

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[atrb=background,http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/195/a/9/apt_back_by_carbonflight-d578smm.png] Ailish nearly jumped out of her fur at her friend's unexpected appearance, but got up quickly, smoothing out her fur. "Oh, hullo Sinara!" she smiled, "I was just going to look around for any leftover human things. I get most of my precious metals from them." She nodded to herself. She looked out at the forest. "Would you care to join me?" she asked, already taking out her earings and roses.

[sinara]

"Oh, I apologize, Ailish." Sinara shot the snowy white she~cat an apologetic glance. "Next time, I'll be sure just to approach you normally," the Siamese smiled through her hooded cloak,"And sure, I'd definitely love to join you." The Dancer shifted her paws unto her dark toes and adjusted her quiver's straps, making sure they were tight. "Ready." She meowed, adventure sparkling in her gaze.

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[atrb=background,http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/195/a/9/apt_back_by_carbonflight-d578smm.png] "Thanks, Sinara," Ailish laughed quietly at her own jumpyness, "I'm glad you can come too." The briman cat looked out a the forest, she certainly would be happy to have a friend with her. It was strange how forboding the forest seemed today, she had always sort of liked it. She could always find interesting new sorts of flowers for the palace gardens, but today there was somthing different. However, it was too late to back out now, so she headed into the forest. Instantly, Ailish got colder, up above her, a leafy canopy blotted out the sun. She tried to comfort herself by thinking about how hot she had been before, but it was still nervous.

[sinara]

"Mm Hm!" She smiled at her comrade through closed eyes, padding after Ailish as she moved deeper into the heart of the dark, cold forest. But as soon as the sun was obscured from view, all sign of adventure dissolved from her blue eyes; the atmosphere became oddly silent between the two cats, and the air was thick with their own quiet and disturbing thoughts. Sinara shivered, fluffling out her fur slightly as if it comforted her, but it didn't help by much of course. It wasn't the cold type of feeling that made her flesh tingle. It was if eyes were burning scars in the back of her neck. Beginning to feel a rising panic and a bit of an odd sensation about all the eerieness, the uneasy blue furred she~cat quickened her pace to fall beside Ailish, matching her stride every pawstep of the way to whereever the heck they were headed.

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[atrb=background,http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/195/a/9/apt_back_by_carbonflight-d578smm.png] Not far away, Ailish saw a little cave, carved by time into the hillside. She cocked her head at it. A cave in the forest was never a good sign, any number of dangerous creatures could be living in it. She was just about to turn tell Sinara it looked like bad news, when she noticed a small silver object lying just inside of it. "Sinara!" She stopped quickly, "Look!" The white she-cat pointed over to the cave, "There's a piece of silver wire by the cave, I just have to get it!" She new it was a terrible idea, but something in her mind told her she needed that silver. She started off towards it.