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Nuzzie walks down the side of a river in a forest. She hums lightly to herself letting a foot trail into the water while she hops across the rocks on the side. No rhyme nor reason where she was going. She skips along dancing lightly when she notices that the sky has darkened around her. She looks around, startled, and notices that she has walked into a cave while following the river. "Oh..." she looks around confused, "where am I...?"

A noise echoed out towards her from deeper in the cave. Her ears twitched following the sound and she shivered lightly in the darkness. But something drew her towards the noise, she wanted to adventure further. She stepped slowly into the darkness until it engulfed her. She knew, if it came down to it, she could fight to protect herself.

A loud roar echoed out from further down in the cave and the fur on the back of Nuzzie's back stood up on end. She was posed mid-step, a foot raised, and ears pointed straight forward. This noise was followed by silence and then a "hello" came from within the cave's depths. Nuzzie's ears flicked around her head and she set her paw down lightly. "Hello?" She called back, taking a tentative step forward. She was obviously in someone's cave, somewhere where she probably didn't belong. She hesitated before stating "I'm sorry I seem to have wandered into your cave."

She sensed someone getting closer and tried to calm the fur down again, the voice didn't sound threatening so she should be safe. "Yes, actually, I'd like that very much." She didn't want to give away the weakness in her voice or the fact that she was scared that she couldn't see. She hoped she sounded strong, but she was honestly scared and would love a way to get out. "Where are you?" She asked, trying to sense her surroundings and the noodle that approached her with consistent yawns.

Nuzzie nodded to this, although the other noodle couldn't see and braced herself to be touched. She still flinched slightly when the touch came but then calmed down. She nodded again at this further instruction and as the other noodle moved up against her. Although he meant it to be a guide, she still couldn't help but blush having another noodle so close to her. "Thank you." She chocked out.

Nuzzie blinked a couple times as they finally reached the entrance to the cave. She turned to look at the other who had lead her out, finally taking her savior in. "Oh--" She caught her breath, he appeared to be a bat with huge ears and wings upon his legs. She smiled at the thought that this creature probably slept upside down. She giggled out loud, totally random to what had happened up until now.

Oh! Nuzzie was taken aback at the statement in a literal way, she stepped backwards. A small step, but a step none-the-less and blushed lightly. "Thank you..." she mumbled looking at the ground and then mumbled, "brave savior." She pawed at the ground lightly having no idea why she suddenly could barely breath, much less look at the other.

She continued blushing and couldn't help keeping a giggle down as he called her a dear damsel. What my father would only think of me now... She mused. She'd been raised to be a strong fighter, but had been the disappointing one of the children and although she could fight, she never pursued a fight if one could be avoided.

When he asked her the question of thirst she suddenly found herself feeling rather parched... "Um, I think a drink might be nice." She raised her head trying to act proud again, she was making a fool of herself in front of him. "I'm Nuzzie by the way."