SolitaryCryptid
Hollow Filled Eyes
Oihrigs breath came out hot and her mouth was dry, her feet quickly jumping over fallen logs as she hissed in pain when she got whipped in the face by naked branches hanging low from barren trees. Her own branched horns getting caught in foliage as her tall body tried to duck and avoid getting hit anymore. Blood started to trickle from the cut under her eye as a gargling roar echoed behind her and in a last-ditch effort, she quickly dove into nearby brush curling herself up as small as she could while wrapping her tail around herself. She clutched a leather bag to her chest as she tried to catch her breath. The sounds of heavy footsteps approaching quickly as she held her breath hoping for it to pass without noticing her. Her pale eyes peaked through the leaves to see her chaser, a dragon like salamander that was about the size of a horse with damp skin and large claws on its front legs. It lifted up onto its hind legs to smell the air, drool cascading from its partially opened mouth. She clutched the bag tighter hoping the herbs she had stuffed it with would mask the smell of the egg she held inside. She knew the mothers would be angry, but she didn't think one missing egg would cause such an uproar from it enough to leave her nest behind entirely. But to her relief the creature let out one more angry guttural sound before turning around and dashing back to its nest. Only then did she finally release a much-anticipated breath calming her nerves before she quietly made her way out of the large bush and towards the small town a few miles away. Her dark pawed legs stepping with more care as she tried to enjoy a more peaceful walk to collect her reward.
