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It's the pitter patter of rain that roused her. The steady drum catching the vixen off-guard. Drowsy and weakly rising her head, Kiira glanced towards a nearby window. Silently, mismatched hues watched the water drip down the glass. Still confused.
The arctic fox had been frail and scrawny before the heatwave. Now, the vixen was barely even skin and bones, paws trembling weakly as she pushed herself up. Wobbling closer to the window to peer outside. Fog misting up the glass.
Drawn in now, Kiira slowly made her way towards the door, running into a wall on the way as her tail disappeared behind her. Wheezed softly through weak lungs and offered only a quiet hmm to the concerned voice in the kitchen. Her friend would follow her out if he grew too worried. Knew her poor health had been steadily worsening. But she wanted to see the rain from the outside, not just from the window.
Had to push her entire weight against the door before she suddenly walked straight through it, stumbling onto the porch in surprise. Beneath the overhang it was still relatively dry, but the hazy vision ahead more than confirmed the steady downpour. Not the first. Hopefully not the last.
Heaving out a broken breath, the ex-medic leaned against the wall. Quietly, she inhaled. Wet stone, grass, and wood. Hope... But a part of her worried. It wasn't even really summer yet. She had to shake those thoughts away, wincing at the pounding in her head.
It was enough, for now, to sit in the cool air and moisture.
[/td][/tr][/table]The arctic fox had been frail and scrawny before the heatwave. Now, the vixen was barely even skin and bones, paws trembling weakly as she pushed herself up. Wobbling closer to the window to peer outside. Fog misting up the glass.
Drawn in now, Kiira slowly made her way towards the door, running into a wall on the way as her tail disappeared behind her. Wheezed softly through weak lungs and offered only a quiet hmm to the concerned voice in the kitchen. Her friend would follow her out if he grew too worried. Knew her poor health had been steadily worsening. But she wanted to see the rain from the outside, not just from the window.
Had to push her entire weight against the door before she suddenly walked straight through it, stumbling onto the porch in surprise. Beneath the overhang it was still relatively dry, but the hazy vision ahead more than confirmed the steady downpour. Not the first. Hopefully not the last.
Heaving out a broken breath, the ex-medic leaned against the wall. Quietly, she inhaled. Wet stone, grass, and wood. Hope... But a part of her worried. It wasn't even really summer yet. She had to shake those thoughts away, wincing at the pounding in her head.
It was enough, for now, to sit in the cool air and moisture.
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