the devil in me shivers
EVERY TIME THAT YOU BREATHE
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xxxThese lands were entirely unfamiliar. Then again, most of the lands that Cthulhu wandered through tended to be unfamiliar, stretching before her in unexplored territories. The dunskin female never stayed in one place for too long, her guard making it hard for anyone to really approach her and draw her in. It wasn't like she meant to rebuff them, but she just... didn't trust them. Depending on others was just trouble, and Cthulhu was a firm believer of simply depending on one's self to make it through life. It'd gotten her this far, hadn't it? Yeah, it had, so she didn't have to worry too much about it. Or so she hoped.

xxxTurning her badger marked face from where she was facing, the sturdy built mare let her striped hooves come to a halt underneath of her, brushing through the emerald blades of grass. A sigh left her lips, and her pale ears twitched, taking in the sounds of what lay around her. The wooded area echoed with soft cries of animals and the occasional scurry of them as they made their way around the lands. Other than that, however, Cthulhu found herself wholly alone. In some ways, it was comforting, and in others it sort of bothered her. Maybe some day she'd drop her guard enough to let someone close to her, or someone would approach her and she wouldn't scare them off with her stand-offish nature.

xxxLowering her head, Cthulhu let out a sigh and pushed her thoughts out of her mind for the moment, parting her black lips before pulling at the grass. For now, she was content on snacking and loitering around this place, wherever 'this place' really was. It was peaceful, so she couldn't really complain about it. 'I wonder what's beyond this place. If this is peaceful, are the other lands around here?' It was a good question. Just because she was in one peaceful land didn't mean there were other ones. Violence was everywhere, no matter where you turned, and it wouldn't be a surprise if she came upon some bloodthirsty herd. She'd seen more than one of them as she wandered through her travels, and each one was the same as the last; led by some crazy horse that was either bent on revenge or just wanted to paint the world red with blood. Still... a peaceful land was a nice break. Every other land on the way here had been so desolate and woebegone, it'd been depressing. But this place... it was alive and teeming with rich colors and life.

xxxSmiling to herself, Cthulhu lifted her head and made her way towards a tree, casually leaning against it and rubbing to get at an itchy spot somewhere on her flank that she couldn't quite reach. She let out a "Ah..." sound of relief with the rubbing, feeling the itching subside before turning her attention towards the lands around her curiously, just observing what was around her in a casual sort of way.