*LATER, according to the time skip*
Sun was growing quite tired of traveling.
So were my charries except Adish. He bounced up and down. "I think the jungle is only a few miles away, I can smell it!" He cried.
"Don't get your hopes up," replied Iris. She wasn't feeling like a undeniable optimist, but in no way was she a pessimist. She could feel it too.
"I can smell it, too Iris," said Papyrus. It was that gut feeling, it wasn't an actual smell. "We'll get to the jungle before the night is out." They had decided to complete their trip by only traveling at night.
Thorn flicked her tail irately, she couldn't feel anything. But the sky peppered with pinpoints of light. It made her feel better. She smiled at Claw (
@RiverStorm) "it's beautiful," she breathed.
Shiloh felt a familiar twinge about the rocky landscape. They entered a deep valley. "We are getting close," he whispered. "I remember this. But what they found huddled behind a rock surprised everyone. Nile quivered as her heart quicked. "She isn't..." she couldn't go on.
Lion curled himself around his sister, his shaggy pelt hanging loosely. He would comfort her. She felt his warmth envelope her.
Night whispered "she isn't! Is that your...." Crimson remained silent.
Oleander turned toward them, looking more like a scrap of fur than the beautiful cat she had been. Her skin hung loosely from her bones, her muscles were shriveled. "Lion, Nile?" She whispered.