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{It's cold in the desert.}: an rp between Souppi (Tenko72) and Gramtaro (xKOVAKtheWOLFx)
Glade:: Veralsidine Mountains
Setting:: Morning. Dry and cold - around 30 degrees Fahrenheit. No wind. There's hard packed snow on the ground and underneath it, there's slippery ice. The only greenery around is pine trees and the lichen on stones.

Souppi didn't want to stay here long. He was just passing through on his way to the Flyterion Glades. According to his map, this was the fastest way to get there. He had never taken this route with his older brother, but now that he was here, he could see why. It had a foreboding atmosphere.

He had heard a lot of horrible stories about this place. There was the one about an ice serpent that guarded a horde of treasure and another about a fairy that kidnapped kits and never let them go. Those are just stories grown-ups tell to scare kids away. Souppi thought. Still, he shivered - and not just from the cold - and he jumped at the slightest thing.

He heard a voice. A normal voice. Not at all the cry of a monster. He answered back. "Hello! Where are you? I can hear you, but I can't see you. I'm over here with these flowers." He picked one. When he did, he could feel that it wasn't soft and delicate like a flower. It was hard, brittle, and shattered when he touched it. He was puzzled."At least, I think they're flowers."

"Yes!" Souppi thought it sounded like this other gladier was right on top of him, but he couldn't see him, yet. When he stepped forward, he could see the other one - he was big and green - through the snow. He was so happy that he wasn't all alone here. "I can see you now too!" But he wasn't acting like he could see Souppi, yet. Then again, Souppi was short and might have even blended in here. He flailed around to make himself more visible. Nothing else should be moving around here, right?

"I was on my way to my sister's in Flyterion. Then, I got lost." After he said that, he realized that sounded worse out-loud than in his head. Losing your way didn't seem like a mature thing to do at all. "I mean, I'm not really lost. I know where I am. It's just that I've never been here before."

Souppi was glad when he asked if he wanted to come with him. He agreed that it sounded much less dangerous. He bowed. "Thank you, sir. I'd like that."

Souppi didn't like his sarcastic tone. He was just getting a taste of his own medicine. After all, he was that way, himself. "All is forgiven. Anyway, I know because of this." He took his map and set it down in between them. "This is where I was." He pointed to the spot labeled Wysteria Forest. "And I went in this direction." He traced a line on the path with his paw and stopped on the part that said Veralsidine Mountains. "So, I should be here now."

He didn't hear everything he said next, but he knew it was rude to talk under your breath. If it wasn't for the fact that he was being so nice to escort Souppi, even though it seemed out his way, Souppi would've brought it up. Instead, he just grinned and bore it. He laughed nervously and said, "Thank you so much."

Souppi was too young to understand everything Gramtaro had said. His expression and the tone of his voice made that clear to Souppi. He had grown up surrounded by a lot of gladiers who were willing to teach him everything they knew, so how could he? He felt he had to answer what he did, though. "I trust who gave it to me." Then, he looked up and looked Gramtaro in the eyes. "Now, I'm putting my trust in you."

Souppi smiled and said, "I'm ready." After that, he walked behind Gramtaro - the ice plants cracked beneath his feet - and followed him.

Souppi felt all warm and fuzzy inside. He was glad he wouldn't have to travel all the way there by himself. He wasn't afraid anymore.

He followed in Gramtaro's footsteps, so he didn't have to worry about getting his legs stuck in the snow. It was like a path had been made for him already. It helped him move faster too.

After he listened to Gramtaro's first question, he answered, "She doesn't. But she's used to my brother and I popping in. Sometimes, she gets mad at him and says he should tell her beforehand, but then he says it's a brother's duty to check up on his sister like that." Then, he stopped and laughed. "This one time, he called her a hippo or something, because she does the same thing." He found the idea of a hippopotamus gladier hilarious. "They say weird things sometimes, but that's normal, right?"