Traped!

Scioto has left the village for a short while and now in his thick cloak walks through the deep snow in hopes of finding a small clue to where someone may be, he has his sword and a small pack of supplies as he walks through the woods.

Mudfur has been annoyed at this weather and his tail wags back and forth as the snow finally slow now, he snorts, “Dipping cave..Den whatever hates it!”

Astra frowns as she sits in the entry of the den.

Scioto ducks under branches and sniffs the air as his ears try to pick up faint sounds; he adjusts his pack and stays alert as the wind blows.

Mudfur is in an abandon den, maybe an old fox den, either way it’s not safe and snow on top has not helped.

Scioto sighs as he walks on, starting to get tired of walking, he slips once and whoas as he hits the ground and then slowly gets up again dusting snow off his cloak and scanning the tree lines and sighs, it’s not like he can yell her name, he is trying to be quiet.

Mudfur hears snow crunching as it’s hard to hide that and peeks out slowly kicking some snow out of the way

Scioto tries to not have the snow crunch as he moves and keeps his sword at the ready for when it’s needed.

Mudfur spots Scioto and smirks and watches him with a dry chuckle, “Foolish to follow me.”

Scioto keeps quiet as best he can, the wind howls slightly once in a while and he is starting to think whether or not to go home or the abbey.

Mudfur draws his twin blades and keeps an eye on where Scioto is and how far the den.

Scioto doesn’t see Mudfur yet and no tracks cause of the snow so couldn’t if needed to, he does catch some noise of metal and lays a paw on his own sword.

Mudfur moves carefully so he is not seen till it’s too late.

Astra frowns and yells out” Scioto!..Look out he is behind you!”

Mudfur looks back and hisses at Astra, “You stay quiet”

Astra frowns, she hisses low.

Scioto hears the warning and spins around to face Mudfur and narrows his good eye as he comes closer, sword out now.

Astra frowns and tries to move away from the den opening and keeps still as some snow and rock fall by the entry.

Mudfur grins, “Ello there. Looking for something, you should have stayed away and not followed or tracked me”

Scioto motions Astra to come closer to him and watches Mudfur as he does so.

Mudfur growls, "No ya don’t!" And goes to slash at Scioto with both his blades.

Scioto moves quickly and the blades hit the side of the den as he moves, one blade rips into his cloak and scrapes along chainmail.

Astra gasps and moves backwards into the den; she finds her longbow and selects an arrow and fires.

The arrow rushes threw Mudfur's head fur and cuts his ear, he growls, the arrow slams into some weak area of ice ad it beaks ad falls, causing the already weak area and more so with ice and snow start to cave in some.

Scioto moves aside as a bit of ice hits is shoulder, he is ok and goes to help Astra quickly.

Astra about falls backwards and covers her mouth as the cave in happens.

Scioto grabs Astra and dives out of the way as the ice and snow causes the weak roof to cave in and block most of the entry, he coughs at the dust and looks to see areas of light shining in and one fair size hole and another close to it but up on the highest part of the entry and no way to climb up to get out, but at least there is air getting in to breath.

Astra screams and latches onto Scioto and shivers clearly scared and shivers in fear, tears go down her face when it finally stops and she looks at the entry.

Mudfur hisses as is tail is hurt, he looks again at the den and starts chuckling like a mad beast, he has no clue or wish to see there is two good size air holes and tiny unseen others, he stands and keeps laughing insanely and grins a cold smile, “Ha!..How fitting and no one but I know you’re in there, gee I should tell someone”. He thinks and adds “No way!”

Scioto is not sure what it is but something kicks in, a need to comfort Astra, he keeps her close as the disaster stops and coughs as the dust and blinks, he mutters “Wonderful”. He sighs and speaks “Relax, we have air, we will be ok”

Astra shakes her head, “No we will not, he is right no one is coming we will die in here.”

Mudfur is outside and smiles coldly as he heads off, “Later fools or not later..goodbye!” He then heads into the woods.

Scioto is not deaf, he can hear, he is worried yes but tries not to show it as he sits quietly beside Astra, and waits, “There is a beam of hope yet, we will be found.” He is somewhat relaxed as he looks around the semi-dark den. “Just don’t give up on hope, are you hurt?”

Astra shakes her head, “No, not hurt”

Scioto nods, his shoulder hurts some but just bruised and the chainmail saved his side, “Ok..we wait I suppose, there is one who can help, another who has his ways of knowing when things happen…he will send help.”

Astra blinks, “No one else was around, just Mudfur he will take the fact we are here to his grave,..who else is there then?”

Scioto answers, “Nightbreath…my seer”