&& streets of gold [cy]

He limped forward, resting against her as they walked. She was glad she could be of some help, though she still wished she could do more. She nodded in agreement when he suggested they found shelter. It would be the easiest. They wouldn't have to most again, expecially if it decided to rain sometime soon. It was autumn, afterall, and the air was slowly growing cooler even though it was still early in the day. He spotted one and she moved in that direction, noticing how his sentences were becoming broken. Once they made it to the cave he immediately lowered himself to the ground, asking her to get something to support his leg. She nodded quickly a few times, turning and trotting away, glad to help. She returned moments later with a piece of moss, deciding that the grass that was still around was not sufficient. "Are you alright?" She asked, setting the spongy plant on the ground next to his leg, gently moving it underneath. "How much does it hurt?" She moved to stand closer to his head. "And don't lie," she said, eying him, "There is no reason to say it doesn't hurt when it does!" She huffed. "I didn't get a chance to say thank you either, so thank you. I dont know where I'd be if you hadn't of been there." She smiled, touching her muzzle to his shoulder before turning and settling onto the ground across from him as well.

She nodded, yes the wolves were abundant here. Though, it was quite strange for them to come out in the day time, even if it was early morning and they were just heading home. She only hoped that no one else was attacked, and that the wolves would remain in their dens as they should. Just another reason she didn't like the cold, the more reasons predators had to venture out. She shivered slightly, half because of the thoughts of wolves and other creature out prowling for food during the day, and half because the air was cooling quickly, the temperature dropping by the minute even as the sun rose. The autumn breezes were shockingly cold. Cy seemed to notice though and moved closer to her. She smiled weakly, his body much warmer than hers and already helping the small tremors that had begun.

"You never did answer my question- are you okay?" She let out a short laugh, smiling and turning to look at him. Though, she hadn't noticed just how close he had gotten and was startled to find his eyes right in front of her. They were blue, like her own, but stood out so much more because of the dark mahogany that surrounded them. She momentarily forget his question. "I-I...I'm ..okay," she said, completely tongue-tied.

She turned her head away, smiling slightly. "Thanks to you," she said, bumping back against him in the same way he had just done to her. He moved, shifting into a more comfortable position. She glanced over at his leg, feeling somewhat guilty for what had happened. He didn't seem to mind it too much though, playfully reaching out and flipping her forelock and swishing his tail against her stomach. She snorted softly, shaking her head to reorder the hairs before giggling and flicking her tail back against him. She saw that the outside of the cave had caught his attention and turned to see the rays of sunlight. She smiled briefly, then set her head on the ground as the gray clouds rolled forward, over the sun. The temperature was immediately cooler with the absence of heat from the sun, and the winter winds were picking up. Catori could hear them gusting through the trees nearby and she sighed softly, turning her head away from the entrance to sit next to Cy's foreleg. She shivered, mentally cursing the colder weather that had rolled in. She hated winter, always had. Everything was so cold and lifeless. She shivered again, pulling her nose close to her chest as the sensitive skin started to grow colder. She sighed, opening her eyes for a moment to glance at Cy before closing them again. At least she wasn't alone this winter.