Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-5865155-20150106214343/@comment-25464065-20150122020046

At Chartreuse's approval, Elise launched forward, slicing the tree at an angle that caused it to topple. Figuring that would be enough, she aimed to slam her foot into the dirt and turn to face her teammate so they could depart. What she found underneath her feet, unfortunately, was troubling.

The small girl quickly tilted further, executing her little twisting maneuver on the ringblade, before righting herself a few feet away from the now-fallen tree.

A line of tracks led from behind the tree and outward into the expanse of the forest. Big tracks.

Elise turned her attention back to Chartreuse when she was sure the girl had finished with the whipping business, and then noticed the small piles of wood they'd managed to create. Forever Fall was known for her beautiful red plumed trees and of course......

Red sap. Of course.

The track had to belong to an ursa then. Elise had forgotten, perhaps blissfully, that this wasn't within Vale's protective walls. This was the same as the Emerald Forest, the same as the forests she and her partner had snuck through to reach Vale. They were dangerous and full of Grimm, Grimm who eat little girls who don't learn some common sense.

Elise coughed into her hand to get Chartreuse's attention and gestured to the line of tracks with an outstretched finger.

"I was not sure whether you noticed, but....ursa. Likely not close enough to camp to cause issues, but...." She dragged her teeth over her lip and began advancing toward her teammate. "We should be careful. Judging by the tracks, I assume most of the sap was drained from these trees, but we should still warn Glaukos and Rosa."

The girl passed Chartreuse and began to collect the logs, her ringblade having been deactivated and linked around her wrists.

"I might also suggest that we scout the immediate campsite area in addition." She paused again, this time looking back to the green haired girl almost apologetically. "I'm.....sorry. I forgot to ask for your input - how callous of me. What are your thoughts?"

The way she saw it, they could either head back to camp immediately to alert the others and deliver the logs, or they could simply go rogue for a while and scout without telling the others. It might even be a better idea to do that, perhaps give Glaukos and Rosa time to talk and give Chartreuse some space to clear her head. Or listen to Elise ramble, perhaps simultaneously.