Boots&Cats&Boots&Cats

there are no markings on her country roads no signs that show the way back home Since having kicked Iskra to try and shut him up, Otem hadn't really seen her slightly stinky friend. Strangely though, he had been on her mind. At least insofar as she felt pangs of disappointment and bitter resentment towards him each time he failed to show up somewhere that she was. Or when he did show up, they were so surrounded by chaos (literally and metaphorically) and other bodies, that it was impossible to get to him. So, Otem had casually taken up stalking. Given that a certain aroma had followed Iskra ever since he entered the Rift, Otem had been more or less trying to use her nose as well as her eyes to search for the son of lightning and flame. But she wasn't a dog, and so it wasn't actually that successful. "This is hopele-"  Otem abruptly closed her lips as she spied what she thought was the form of her intended target standing above. Was he drinking? Peeing? Eating? It was hard to tell, there were so many bushes and things in between them. What would she even say she was doing this far in the Labyrinth? How would she explain herself? You don't just randomly bump into someone in such a secluded place. He'd know for sure that she had been following him, and then what would she have to say for herself? Oh I just wanted to see you?! Ludicrous!  Just as she was about to slink back and hide, Otem saw the glimmer of something in the grass. Iskra's dagger! Maybe he put it down to do ... whatever he was doing? A smile lit up the girl's features. She could say that she found it and was returning it to him! Perfect! Although if she knew its sentimental value, she'd likely avoid stealing that particular item at all costs, but she didn't, and so she tried.

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YO @Iskra IMMA LET YOU FINISH, BUT FIRST IMMA TRY TO STEAL YOUR SHIT. Just for funzies tho <3

Otem is trying to steal Iskra's "Ampere" dagger.