It takes Pod no time at all to realize that there is something wrong with the weather, and maliciously wrong at that. Once she'd called out to check on friends, the animals were her first concern, because she was in the middle of the woods herself, after all. It doesn't take long to see that some have already died, trapped in the snow. She and Kiga decide to dig them out, because it would be a waste to leave the meat, and find out that her magic still reacts to a few--some are just frozen, and by some magic, not yet dead.
At a loss of what else to do, Pod digs her way to the ground in a clearing and manages to get a fire going. With Kiga's help, she drags two rabbits and a young doe closer to it. At first nothing happens, but just as Pod is about to give it up for lost, one of the rabbits twitches. It thrills her to see and with renewed energy Pod clears out more snow and builds up the fire higher.
It almost burns her skin to be so close to it, and by the time the first rabbit is thawed, and the second twitching, Pod is wet all over with melt and sweat, and where her back is to the fire, her clothes are starting to freeze. She turns her back to the fire more often to try to stop it, and Heals first one rabbit, and then the other.
The doe, however, doesn't seem to be thawing very well. But she's not dead so Pod pulls her body closer, and puts one of her winter blankets--held over the fire first to make it warmer--over her, and she prays.
The prayer is answered, because not long after the doe starts twitching, which is good, because Pod is almost out of fresh wood for the fire. It ends up being hard work, pushing and pulling the doe's stiffened body in order to get all of her warmed, and reheating the blanket as often as she can, but in the end, Pod is exhausted, and the doe, warm and dry and healed, is walking away with careful steps.
The next task is getting herself dry, and while she nearly sets her clothes on fire, Pod finally manages. She doesn't have to ask Kiga to know that they cannot stop here to rest and must continue, but Pod also knows that they cannot do this all alone.
So Pod sets out, looking for people who could help her, or who need help from her, traveling as quickly as she can over the snow. There must be others helping, and she will find them! Together, she's sure they can help the animals, and the people too.
Roc event: general starter
At a loss of what else to do, Pod digs her way to the ground in a clearing and manages to get a fire going. With Kiga's help, she drags two rabbits and a young doe closer to it. At first nothing happens, but just as Pod is about to give it up for lost, one of the rabbits twitches. It thrills her to see and with renewed energy Pod clears out more snow and builds up the fire higher.
It almost burns her skin to be so close to it, and by the time the first rabbit is thawed, and the second twitching, Pod is wet all over with melt and sweat, and where her back is to the fire, her clothes are starting to freeze. She turns her back to the fire more often to try to stop it, and Heals first one rabbit, and then the other.
The doe, however, doesn't seem to be thawing very well. But she's not dead so Pod pulls her body closer, and puts one of her winter blankets--held over the fire first to make it warmer--over her, and she prays.
The prayer is answered, because not long after the doe starts twitching, which is good, because Pod is almost out of fresh wood for the fire. It ends up being hard work, pushing and pulling the doe's stiffened body in order to get all of her warmed, and reheating the blanket as often as she can, but in the end, Pod is exhausted, and the doe, warm and dry and healed, is walking away with careful steps.
The next task is getting herself dry, and while she nearly sets her clothes on fire, Pod finally manages. She doesn't have to ask Kiga to know that they cannot stop here to rest and must continue, but Pod also knows that they cannot do this all alone.
So Pod sets out, looking for people who could help her, or who need help from her, traveling as quickly as she can over the snow. There must be others helping, and she will find them! Together, she's sure they can help the animals, and the people too.