[sub][color=#B9BABC]M O U N T A I N  P A T H[/color] ◆ [color=6ecff6]Subira Arendse[/color] ◆ [color=#B9BABC] The Mt. Kinabalu Eidolon[/color][/sub][hr]With nothing more than a wave, Subira parted with Aaron as she returned to the center of the village with the rest of the Guardians. As the last to show up, they shared information briefly before a joint decision had brought them up the mountain. It was the same path Aaron had showed her and as they scaled up Mt. Kinabalu and walked past the burned plateau, Subira gave the soot covered area a hard glare before continuing up the path. She was almost certain what they were going up against, but something just didn't feel right about all of this. Things were going so smoothly for a first mission that it almost made her worried to press forward, and it may have been her own need for some action that was pushing this uncomfortable feeling, but Subira kept her wits up and an eye out for anything out of the ordinary.

The same flutter of concern from earlier filled her stomach as she walked beside Jack next to the edge of the trail. Eyebrows knitting together, Subira couldn't help but notice that this time around was different. Feelings of concern, worry, and tension were churning her gut and it made the little bruiser walk just a bit slower. Falling to the back of the group beside Xander, Subira gave a small shake of her head as she tried to shoo away whatever was eating at her.

"[color=BA9344]Uneasy, Guardian?[/color]"

The canines sudden voice pulled her out of her thoughts, and without a glance she gave the wolf a firm answer. "[color=6ecff6]No.[/color]"

"[color=BA9344]Is that so?[/color]" Xander's tail swished behind him as he eyed the Guardian curiously. There was a long pause before the timber wolf finally spoke again, "[color=BA9344]Then your Spirits are uneasy.[/color]"

This time Subira gave Xander a look of confusion and irritation. This kind of topic always irked her, and her lack of communication with her own spirits had always been something that troubled her. So for the wolf to speak so easily of it Subira couldn't help but feel embarrassed, and his next set of words only added salt to the wound. "[color=BA9344]How peculiar, a Guardian who has no relationship with its spirits. It must be very lonely for you.[/color]"

She had no reply for Xander, and instead of doing something she would later regret, Subira quickened her step and returned to her spot beside Jack at the edge of the path. Fist clenched and jaw tightened, she kept her sights straight ahead and continued forward. She wasn't [i]afraid[/i], or [i]uneasy[/i], or [i]lonely[/i]. She was ready for anyone or anything that would come her way, and with or without a relationship with her spirits, she knew they had her back and that alone was all the comfort Subira needed to continue to the mine.

The path began to grow slimmer and more dangerous as they neared their destination. Large rocks and boulders sitting along the mountain side towered above them, threatening to tumble down with a hard enough breeze or the softest rumble within the mountain. Parts of the path had even crumbled away forcing the group to leap one at a time to the other side of the path if they wanted to continue up the trail. Adjusting the gloves on her hands and the cuffs on her wrists, a chill ran down Subira's back as she stared up the path with anticipation, "[color=6ecff6]We're almost there.[/color]"

[hider=Summary]Returning to the group, Subira and the rest of the Guardians begin their way up the mountain path. Having a few words with Xander, the timber wolfs words have ticked a nerve with Subira, but her focus on the mission remains strong as they near the Mine.[/hider]