Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-25271084-20140816132741/@comment-24684131-20140823073628

"Motley indeed..." Liath muttered to himself, turning to look around the dark woodlands that currently surrounded the trio, before his attention was dragged back at the mention of his name.

Van was moving towards him, radio in his outstretched hand. He wanted Liath to climb a tree to search for either a higher ground, or establish contact with other people. Deciding that being un-cooperative would not help the situation, despite his lack of trust right then. Raising an eyebrow at the somewhat childish display Van made of asking him, Liath took the radio and slipped it into one of the inside pockets of his jacket.

"On it." He said simply, before turning and sprinting towards a nearby tree. Arriving at the base, he jumped slightly, right foot biting into the bark and giving him the grip he needed to launch himself upwards.

The propulsion got Liath as far as he needed to go, and he quickly began his ascent through the branches, grabbing at pulling himself up as quickly as he could. He slowed down the closer he got to the top, choosing which branches he pulled on carefully in case the snapped and sent him plummeting downwards prematurely.

Reaching the top, Liath wrapped one arm around the body of the tree, standing on only one foot placed as close to the stem of a branch as he could get it whilst the other swung lazily in the open air. Rummaging around for a second, he took the radio out of his jacket, turning it on, he hit the transmit button.

"This is Liath Azure of Beacon Academies Team ALBA, can anyone here me? Over." The short sentence hung heavy in the air around him, matched only by the hiss of static when he switched the device to receive. He waited thirty seconds before trying again, and another thirty seconds after that. With a sigh, he replaced the radio, before looking up at the sky.

Squinting at the painfully bright orb, he decided that it was some time a little while after midday.

"High ground huh..." Liath muttered, eyes drifting onto a solid grey peak in the distance. Checking the position of the sun again, he reckoned it was almost straight north of their current position.

With a nod of affirmation to no one in particular, Liath pushed away from the tree, clearing the reach of the lower most branches and plummeting downwards. He landed with a thud in the middle of the two other boys, going down on one knee to absorb the excess impact.

"Couldn't establish contact with anyone, but there's a mountain a few miles that way." Liath reported as he rose to his feet, gesturing in the direction he had decided was north.