Traveling, Leon thinks acerbically, is heavily overrated. Teeth chattering the minute he'd stepped foot into a place a little too reminiscent of Valdelobos except covered in snow, sent here on little more than a bunch of disconcerting rumors coming out of the BSAA, tales a BOW infested village in Romania, the involvement of civilians and Redfield somehow going MIA━ though it was actually Claire's worried message that had cinched his resolution to go. Even if he severely wishes he could be anywhere else right now. Preferably somewhere warmer, livelier, with booze and not smelling of ash, rot and death. At the very least, most of what or whom used to live here have either left ( or worse ), leaving Leon left picking through the hollowed out ruins of a truly dreary looking village.
Of course, no sooner has he thought so, the feral sounding snarl coming from one of the nearby huts has the hair raise on the back of his neck, gun unholstered and ready to fire in the blink of an eye before he starts creeping forward, lips thinning at the thick sound of snow crunching beneath his boots. Shuffling and growling, the sound of wood tearing, another snarl and Leon thinks of course it had to be dogs, it's always fucking dogs, except━
" What the actual━? " The mutter of surprise slips from his lips before he can stop it, but he supposes it's a miracle enough he didn't actually scream: the creature greeting his sight a massive, man-sized beast looking like an uncomfortable cross between human and wolf. A beast that straightens up and turns with a speed that even has Leon freeze before he thinks to line up a shot. Christ, he would have prefered the dogs. / @blitzkriegers









