I had wandered off again, but this time someplace far colder. My winter coat was thin, and provided barely enough warmth to keep me from freezing. Lack of food didn't help my case either; I was shivering the minute i left my source of warmth. But i was used to it, the Long Winter had been much colder, harsher than this winter cold, so i endured the frigid air and wandered away from the Edge herd. And now here i was, clambering up mountainsides, cloven hooves finding purchase with an ease that startled me. I had never done this, and a glance down froze me in place. High... i had not realized just how high i had climbed up the gravelly slope.

I tried to move, to return down the mountainside, by my legs refused to move, trembling, locked into place out of a deep-rooted fear. Before i had believed i was relatively safe, if i fell it was only a little roll to the bottom, not a steep drop dozens of horselengths to the ground! I couldn't stay up here, it was too cold, i would freeze. But if i slipped... Taking a deep breath, gathering the little courage i held, i tore my gaze from the ground below, focusing on a ledge. Slowly i shuffle towards it, my hooves loosing grip a few times, startling me and sending gravel rolling down the slope. Only a few feet more.... I lean back, legs bunching before i spring forward, airborne for a heartbeat, then my hooves crash into the stone, and im safe. Safe safe safe. "Vă mulțumim zei!" I drop to the stone, pressing my cheek against the snow-covered rock. Safe. For now. I lift my head, feeling my forelock catch against my horns, and i toss my head repeatedly until it settles down around the twin spirals, rather than on them.

Now...getting down would be the hard part. I dare not peer over the edge in fear of...well fear. And it felt so good to just lay myself down and relax, something i had not done since meeting Thor and Torleik in the forest. So i lay my head back down, heaving a deep, long sigh. Peace and quiet, even if it had been risky getting up and my confidence in getting back down was little. The snow was cold under my body, but i tucked my legs beneath me, keeping them warm with the head of my belly. Peace and quiet... with none around to bother me.

(OOC:Vă mulțumim zei- thank the gods)