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We met him while scavenging off one of his kills. We were starving… not that we had ever been good hunters, but this winter was particularly hard. We couldn’t find anything to eat, we couldn’t catch anything… his kill was all we had eaten that week… so we followed him. He wasn’t happy at first, and tried to chase us off a couple of times, but we couldn’t give in, and in the end I think he just accepted it. It was so cold no one wanted to argue, and I’m sure at least, he was grateful for the extra body warmth. So that’s how it was, I’m not sure how long for, he walked on and we followed. I didn’t know his name then; he rarely spoke to us so we didn’t speak either. It was cold, and silent, and lonely, but we were alive and he was our lifeline.

He was a stranger there like we were, he must have been because he had no territory or place to sleep. Aik thought he was looking for someone, but whatever it was, and wherever he was going… we followed. On that particular day we were walking across a mountain plain, a blizzard had sprung up from nowhere, yet he refused to stop. It was hard to see anything; everything was completely white except for the vaguest of shapes. We were struggling to keep up with him then, but we couldn’t stop and were frightened we’d lose him completely. So we kept shouting at each other to keep going, to not give up and to move faster. We were so concerned with that that we didn’t see the crevasse in front of use. The snow had almost completely covered it over but Aik must have stepped on it because the snow gave way and she disappeared instantly. It all happened so quickly I didn’t know what had happened. I ran to the hole, screaming her name, almost falling in, in the process. It was so dark in there that, for an instant, I couldn’t see her at all. Then I did, somehow she must have grabbed one of the roots hanging down as she fell, because she was dangling there. She looked up at me, her eyes filled with fear, and I realised she ok. Luckily, the root she had grabbed hung down from the tree near me and I could just about reach it. Gripping it gently in my teeth, I pulled with all my strength, trying to pull her up.. but I couldn’t. I tried again and again, but I just wasn’t strong enough, there was nothing I could do. Finally I let go, exhausted, I didn’t look down, I couldn’t. I could still see her eyes pleading with me though. I knew she must be having the same thought I was. That sooner or later Aik would lose her grip and fall… and there was nothing I could do to save her. I looked away; I couldn’t see her face again, knowing that it would be the last time. The snow was beginning to clear a bit now, I could see more shapes then I could before, one of them was moving. I wasn’t the only one here! of course I wasn’t! …and he would surely be strong enough. I looked down at Aik again, as realisation dawned.

“I’m coming back.” I said to her and ran off towards the figure.

He hadn’t appeared have noticed we had gone and, when I caught up again, he didn’t look around to look at me. I stopped for a second, nervous, unsure... He had never made us feel welcome after all; would he really care enough to help? They were strangers after all, why would their problems concern him?

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Entry to =Antecanis ’s competition ‘Cold Times’ but I think it ended yesterday. Oh well, I didn’t enter to win anyway. (I’m still spazing over the last one I won! <3 [link] ) No, I entered because Sabby always choices the best themes for her contests and I love drawing her characters… and this one even gave me an idea of how Blade would get to met them. I’ve wanted to do that for a very long time…

I had a lot of fun on this, I tried to make it look a little like screenshots from a film, not sure it’s worked entirely... and there are a few silly mistakes... but I don’t mind. Maybe I'll fix them later...
Yes the boxes aren’t evenly spaced, it looks better like this, trust me.

Hmm… I wonder how Coronia will get Blade to help… of course I have some ideas, but I’m not saying.

Aik (grey one) & Coronia (red one) ©
Blade (yellow one) and Image © Me, ElementalSpirits

Description
We met him while scavenging off one of his kills. We were starving… not that we had ever been good hunters, but this winter was particularly hard. We couldn’t find anything to eat, we couldn’t catch anything… his kill was all we had eaten that week… so we followed him. He wasn’t happy at first, and tried to chase us off a couple of times, but we couldn’t give in, and in the end I think he just accepted it. It was so cold no one wanted to argue, and I’m sure at least, he was grateful for the extra body warmth. So that’s how it was, I’m not sure how long for, he walked on and we followed. I didn’t know his name then; he rarely spoke to us so we didn’t speak either. It was cold, and silent, and lonely, but we were alive and he was our lifeline.

He was a stranger there like we were, he must have been because he had no territory or place to sleep. Aik thought he was looking for someone, but whatever it was, and wherever he was going… we followed. On that particular day we were walking across a mountain plain, a blizzard had sprung up from nowhere, yet he refused to stop. It was hard to see anything; everything was completely white except for the vaguest of shapes. We were struggling to keep up with him then, but we couldn’t stop and were frightened we’d lose him completely. So we kept shouting at each other to keep going, to not give up and to move faster. We were so concerned with that that we didn’t see the crevasse in front of use. The snow had almost completely covered it over but Aik must have stepped on it because the snow gave way and she disappeared instantly. It all happened so quickly I didn’t know what had happened. I ran to the hole, screaming her name, almost falling in, in the process. It was so dark in there that, for an instant, I couldn’t see her at all. Then I did, somehow she must have grabbed one of the roots hanging down as she fell, because she was dangling there. She looked up at me, her eyes filled with fear, and I realised she ok. Luckily, the root she had grabbed hung down from the tree near me and I could just about reach it. Gripping it gently in my teeth, I pulled with all my strength, trying to pull her up.. but I couldn’t. I tried again and again, but I just wasn’t strong enough, there was nothing I could do. Finally I let go, exhausted, I didn’t look down, I couldn’t. I could still see her eyes pleading with me though. I knew she must be having the same thought I was. That sooner or later Aik would lose her grip and fall… and there was nothing I could do to save her. I looked away; I couldn’t see her face again, knowing that it would be the last time. The snow was beginning to clear a bit now, I could see more shapes then I could before, one of them was moving. I wasn’t the only one here! of course I wasn’t! …and he would surely be strong enough. I looked down at Aik again, as realisation dawned.

“I’m coming back.” I said to her and ran off towards the figure.

He hadn’t appeared have noticed we had gone and, when I caught up again, he didn’t look around to look at me. I stopped for a second, nervous, unsure... He had never made us feel welcome after all; would he really care enough to help? They were strangers after all, why would their problems concern him?

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Entry to =Antecanis ’s competition ‘Cold Times’ but I think it ended yesterday. Oh well, I didn’t enter to win anyway. (I’m still spazing over the last one I won! <3 [link] ) No, I entered because Sabby always choices the best themes for her contests and I love drawing her characters… and this one even gave me an idea of how Blade would get to met them. I’ve wanted to do that for a very long time…

I had a lot of fun on this, I tried to make it look a little like screenshots from a film, not sure it’s worked entirely... and there are a few silly mistakes... but I don’t mind. Maybe I'll fix them later...
Yes the boxes aren’t evenly spaced, it looks better like this, trust me.

Hmm… I wonder how Coronia will get Blade to help… of course I have some ideas, but I’m not saying.

Aik (grey one) & Coronia (red one) ©
Blade (yellow one) and Image © Me, ElementalSpirits