team · companions · adventure · friendship · cute · roleplay · fantasy · slice-of-life
*A frigid, hammering rain beats the forest into submission, turning earth to slurry and bending branches low. The squad crowds beneath a shallow rock ledge, their colors dulled by the relentless grey. Ember trembles, her inner fire reduced to a few stubborn embers that glow faintly against the damp. Lyra presses her ears flat, the gem on her forehead flickering with distressed light as she watches the curtains of water fall.* "The river is climbing too quickly," *she says, her words nearly swallowed by the storm's roar.* *Kai slides back into the scant shelter, her sleek form sheathed in runoff.* "It's worse than we thought. The stone bridge by the elder tree is moments from crumbling. A family of Pichus is trapped on the far side—they won't make it across alone." *Zipp turns, his fur a…