Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20151005194811/@comment-5583506-20151011215436

When Rikki emerged from the temple she had been told everything from the Daedric Prince... at a price... but one she was more than willing to pay if it meant saving the life of Cat.

As she exited the old stone building and gazed out over the snowy landscapes it all suddenly became clear to her that she was all on her own doing this. Pierre had abandoned her. She was all alone...

"This one cared for him", she growled and lumbered her way down the snow-covered slopes. "This one cared for him!"

''But in the end, he was just like the rest of them. He tucked his tail between his legs and ran when he couldn't be faced with a harsh truth. Abandoning Rikki... Abandoning Cat!''

And a harsh truth it had been, but there had been a bright side to it. Vaermina had told her at a cost, a rather paltry sum to pay in comparison to saving Cat. There hadn't been a single moment of hesitation for her when the offer came. She had accepted it.

Pierre's bandages around her right eye caused her to miss out on the loose boulder beneath her feet as she headed off in the direction of Solitude. She tumbled headlong out over the cliff, knocking against the steep mountainside with her back, groaning loudly as her leg cracked against a rock on her way down. When her ride was finally over and she fell to all four in the snow, she angrily ripped off the bandage and threw it as far away as the harsh blizzard winds would let her.

"Dammit all to hell!" she sobbed and sat down in the snow silently, collecting her thoughts.

She was all alone...

It felt as if the whole weight of the world came crashing down over her, and she would have to be the one to carry the burden. Cat needed her, and even though the odds were clearly against her of saving her best friend... the love of her life... she would give it all she had including her life, or have nothing at all...

She stumbled up on one leg, wrapping her arms around her to keep herself warm as the cold winds were rising and frost started to stick to her fur. The snowy storms wouldn't allow her to see as much as a yard in front of her own hand, but she knew the direction from which she had come. Solitude was just ahead in front of her own steps. She just didn't know if she would make it there in time, or freeze to death.

''Beats Vaermina's offer anyday though... ''she reflected as she limped through the thick sheets of snow.

"This one is coming, Cat", she said, heading off into the storm.