Thread:Abbykurle/@comment-33999335-20180520125803/@comment-30921738-20180618152659

Akurle looked down at Jim, who was screaming something and staring at empty space. She was about to ask what was wrong when she heard buzzing growing louder quickly.

"Jim! Hurry up!" She called down.

"I should be saying that to you!" Mr. Buttons called down to her. Again she remembered that she was only halfway up.

"Hate... cliffs.." She muttered, climbing up with great difficulty. The buzzing got louder. For a moment, she considered turned into her dragon form and flying up, but she was too tired to do that. Somehow, she hadn't fallen yet. Once she reached the top, her limbs were jelly and she was having trouble breathing.

Mr. Buttons glanced at her with a concerned look. He didn't look tired at all from climbing a cliff. But Akurle looked closer and realized that his sides were heaving.

"Are you sure you're okay?" He asked for the second time.

"I already said, I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be?"

"Um.... because you look like you're dying." He chuckled quietly. It must have been a joke, but Akurle remembered what the Ebony Wolf had said. Mr. Buttons must have realized it to, because his eyes narrowed and he took a step back.

"Don't worry, I'm not gonna die. That dumb wolf just didn't realize how strong I am." Akurle stood up, then collapsed with a groan.

"Yeah. Strong." He muttered. He placed a paw on her forehead and she tried to pull away. Suddenly, worry spread across his furry face.

"You're sick." He put his paw on her forehead again.

"I'm not sick." She snapped back. To prove her point, she stood up and managed not to fall.

"Yes you are. You're burning. It also explains why you are so tired." He explained. Akurle was about to yell back at him when she realized that he was right.

"Well, it doesn't matter. We need to keep going, and I'm not going to slow you down. Those wasp things are coming."