The Woods

[Timberwolf]

Sits and watched the goings on in the tree as Yumi swims about

[Lightningfall]

"Wolf, are you sure that that squirrel knows how to swim?"

[Kethlia]

Yumi blinks and finds herself in water, river water.  Very fast fast flowing river water for a tree walker! Squeaking in alarm she remembers the fish ride she got the last time she went near water and immediately scrambles for shore as fast as her little legs can take her.  

Once on shore Yumi falls in a soggy skinnier heap on the bank. Yumi needs to stay away from high waters,   Phewww! She wiggles her wet snout a bit in agreement with herself.

[Timberwolf]

Looks down at Yumi with a smile and chuckle.

You act like I threw you in a river.  This is just a small lake, and I would never let your drown.  

[Kethlia]

Yumi has enough tree walker sense in her to glare at Timberwolf as she sits up and wrings herself out.

Your small lake is an open ocean for me, but for you it's a kiddies pool 

[Timberwolf]

Smiles and chuckles at Yumi's glare and rant.

I'm sorry Yumi, I thought you would have enjoyed it.

[Mirbiggs]

The ragged owl turns a predatory eye towards the swimming squirrel. 

Yumi...  I think she means yummy. 

 

He chuckles menacingly as he remembers many different ways to eat a squirrel. Feel free to take this comment any way you wish. 

[Kethlia]

Yumi chitters for a little bit before she breaks into a toothy grin.  If my friends are there then it's safe, by myself the fish seem to like me too much.  

A chill runs up her spine and she looks around. Seeing a battle worn owl Yumi's first instinct is to dive for shelter.  But, knowing of the place she is in Yumi looks closely at the owl.  She confirms he is indeed eyeing in a way that makes her fur bristle.  Yumi keeps her eye on the owl as she edges to the tree with her whorl.

[Lightningfall]

The panther reaches down with one huge paw as squirrel edges past and runs it along her unsuspecting back, then batting her tail lightly.

He looks down with a toothy grin, waiting for Yumi to look up.

[Kethlia]

Yumi feels the roots of the tree beneath her hind feet.  Then something touches her back making her jump jump out of her skin and bark in alarm.

She spins after feeling her tail being batted and looks up at a figure in the tree.  It's dark form blending into the shadows of the tree canopy.  She recognizes the paw's form and sees a very toothy grin in this new predator's face. Still shaking from nerves she manages a small voice. L, Li, Lighty!?

[Lightningfall]

He gives another lazy bat to the Yumi's tail.

"Who else?  You know nothing here can actually hurt you, right?"  He stares down.  "Look who I'm talking too.  You go ahead and jump at anything you want, Yumi."

[Timberwolf]

He looks up at lightningfall and smiles.

Yes, there are rules here. 

[Lightningfall]

"Yes, all the rules."  He looks down at Yumi.  "It's probably a good thing, though, isn't it wolf?  Otherwise I might not be able to resist this small morsel here."

[Kethlia]

Yumi feels a wave of relief when she hears Lighty and acknowledges his words.  She had returned to magical The Woods that first took her from her home so long ago.  Yumi nips herself and think on her flavor.  I think I taste to sinewy and a touch too nutty to be a good mouthful, Lighty.  She smiles and does a gesture toward Timberwolf.  Timber has a better rump than me after all my running to get back to her from that weird darkness.

[Timberwolf]

Looks down at Yumi, turning, wiggling his rump at her.

You mean this rump, Yumi?  I don't think you could fit that in your little mouth even if you tried.

[Kethlia]

Hm, by the smell of it Yumi wouldn't want to.  Yumi climbs up her tree and into her whorl to finish clearing it out.

[Lightningfall]

"Wolf is too gamey.  No offense, Wolf.  Herbivores are much tastier."

[Timberwolf]

Lets out a wolfish laugh

Then I know I'm safe from squirrel and panthers.

[Kethlia]

Yumi finds a stash of acorns and wonders about what happened to the inhabitant of this whorl.

She finished cleaning house and takes an load of acorns out with her.  Carefully she lays them out and inspects them.  Most have gone rotten and the others are to dense to ever grow into an oak tree.  

Yumi hefts one and accidentally sends it Timberwolf's way. The next acorn she just chucks at Lighty.  The rest she tries to get close to the owl and crow and tosses them when at a decent distance before bolting deeper into the woods.

[Timberwolf]

Gets bonked on the head by an acorn tossed by Yumi

Ouch!

Looks up at Yumi

Watch where you are tossing those things.

[Lightningfall]

Sees Wolf get beaned and deftly bats the one headed at his head away.

"I think I may have to come up with an appropriate response to such an ... inventive attack."

[Kethlia]

Yumi comes running back out of the forest depths.  Breathless and tail bristled. Yumi doesn't want to lose everyone again. Yumi picks up the batted acorn and pops her own head for good measure.  Then she puts on her leaf hat and twig musket.  Want to adventure again?

[Timberwolf]

Looks up at Yumi, then stumbles around rolling eyes around

Ooooohhh my head

I groan, stumbling more, eventually stumbling to the ground.

[Lightningfall]

He curls his tail lazily, stretches, and yawns.

"This is much too comfortable a perch."

He looks toward the wolf.  "How the head?"

[Timberwolf]

Peaks an eye open, looking up at @Lightningfall, closes his eye again and groans.