Stupid, stupid, stupid, the word ran over and over in her head to the beat of her hooves hitting the ground.

Just a few hours ago she'd run from a group of guards, guarding the gates to Denocte. Was she supposed to have left? No, but did she anyway? Yes. She'd wanted time away, craved it, and now look where it got her. Stumbling through the forest sick with fever and delirium, barely keeping down what she didn't toss up a few minutes later. In her delirious state, Lav had left the gates without telling anyone though she was certain the guards had already informed Reichenbach or Isorath.

Stupid stupid stupid, She continued her mantra of self-loathing, as it was the only thing keeping her going. She was lost within her own mind, using every last drop of energy left to her to keep herself going as she wandered through what normally would have been a very familiar sight to her. Amare Creek was a place she used to come to when she simply wanted to be away from prying eyes back at home, but now she was too unfocused to even notice she had come here. Shivering weakness from the loss of bodily energy from her run made her steps uneven, and kept her from realizing she was walking into a body of water until the stuff splashed up her legs and the slick moss made her slip and fall.

Her determination failed her then as she blinked through the haze at the clear water she'd fallen into. The cold water ebbed small waves against her, soaking her coat clear, a calm and gentle touch to take away the constant fire of her ruined skin. A dull throb pounded away at her head, and she thought vaguely that a weaker soul might lose themselves to pity and tears at being hurt and alone.

I've been alone before, She thought, lowering her head and gazing at her own reflection in the creek. I've dealt with worse.

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@Raam have a slightly feverish Lavinia!
speech color!

Her ears twitch at the sound of someone speaking to her, at first she thinks it just her mind playing tricks. But as she lifts her head to look towards the voice, she sees him. A male of churning colors of white, brown, and black. If she was not in pain she might have made some comment about his handsome looks, but her pain addled mind could not come up with a witty response. With a slight glance back at her reflection, the singed fur and messed up locks of hair. She probably looked like something that went through hell and back which wasn't entirely a lie.

"There is nothing to like." She managed to speak, voice a bit ragged from her run and her smoke filled lungs. How stupid she was for running through the gates but she had done it. When she returned she'd no doubt be scolded and punished for it. Did she care at the moment? No. Returning her gaze back to the man before her she started to move out of the water, the water had been soothing on her burned skin. Her legs especially had felt better within it's cooling depths, but she was cold.

"I will be fine. Dragon fire does not agree with me apparently." She answered with a light chuckle despite the honesty within her words. Though she was not angry with Aether, it had been her own fault to go through the gates at that time to begin with. "Forgive me..it's rude not to introduce oneself so my name is Lavinia."

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@Raam <3
speech color!