Two pairs of steps could be heard echoing through the forest. One's steps more confident, almost strict in nature - patterned and collected. The other's steps were slower, struggling to keep up at times, even stumbling a bit.
And then.. the one in the back stumbled forward, squeezing their eyes shut, ready to hit the ground when... the first turned and caught them.
"If you need, we can stop."
"..it's- it's okay." Their eyes trailed off his face and to the ground, voice shaky and hesitant. "We don't have to stop yet.. I-I can keep going.."
He let out a deep breath, and shook his head, his hand tightening on their shoulder just a little - reassuringly perhaps? (They didn't know)
"..I'm getting exhausted now anyway. We can set up camp and rest."
And so they did. Two tents propped up near a few tree stumps, and a little cooking set up for one of them. He'd sit on one of the stumps, writing, and they'd be cooking food.
He heard rustling in the trees and bushes around the two, perking up and scanning around. And then...
"..Maisie? Maisie, what is that-?"
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Bloodstone SMP, a lore server made by a group of people some of you already know, is starting on Monday, August 11th at 7pm BST on various Twitch channels, and we'd love to see you there!
These two characters, Elliot Pierre and Maisie, can be seen on @cosmiccuriositytv's Twitch when we start :) Meanwhile you can check out the character trailer he worked so hard on!
See you soon!
