With their mind made up to leave after a few hours, Aiyaka would make the most out of her time spent in civilization. Enjoying the comforts of a nice warm meal. Knowing food such as this would be scarce once they traveled off the beaten path. Of course that's not to say food in general would be scarce, as she was quite adept at scavenging tasty berries or edible flowers.....of course there was always the living alternative to filling her stomach, though she preferred to keep herself light and agile whenever possible.<br/><br/>By the time the group leaves town, Aiyaka is fully prepared for the journey ahead. Sticking close to Bella she shadows her every step. Being similar in size, and familiar to this type of terrain, she's able to slip through the underbrush just as easily. This brings with it the advantage that she doesn't have to exert herself whacking down weeds and plants, though happens to play against her when her leg is suddenly latched onto by something slippery and slimy. She squealing in shock from the sensation, imagining all manner of terrible creatures, worms, tentacle beasts, even an overly wet and muddy snake! Her tails flail as she topples backwards over a log in her panic to be rid of the terrible beast. Only to  blink in disbelief as little more than a large frog comes hopping out of the brush, clamping it's mouth down around her foot. For a moment the two just stare at each other, the frogs protruding, unblinking eyes fixated on those sparkling emeralds of the kitsune. The perplexed expression on her face as if to say 'is this really it?' as a frog of that size couldn't truly pose a threat to her. After a second of silence however, the frog closes it's eyes, and Aiyaka feels overly slimy muscles squeezing down around her foot, accompanied by a resounding *glurk* instead of swallowing her down however, the amphibian's whole body is pulled forward, taking her foot in past the gullet where it can soon be seen to bulge out the overzealous frog's middle.<br/><br/>Her eyes widen as she shifts and wiggles her foot around inside the hot gooey sack of the frog's tummy, watching as it's stretchy skin reveals all of the movement within. The frog's tongue continues to snake up her leg, slipping past her knee and onto the lower potion of her exposed thigh.It is at this point where she decides the frog has finally overstepped it's bounds. "Ewww get it off get it off!" she protests, squirming and kicking at the poor thing, while battering it's head with all three of her tails. Instead of simply using a blade to end the frog she struggles and fights with it hoping someone would come and offer her aid.  The frog puts up a valiant effort to hold on, but in the end, with her foot against it's head, and any help from the others, Aiyaka's leg is released with a loud, wet *pop* "The nerve of some frogs..." she shudders as her foot is freed, shaking and wiping off the goo and gunk from her leg. With her face slightly red as she looks to the others. "Lets....keep going."<br/><br/>Much to Aiyaka's relief none of the wild life from that point on tries to snack on her. The words "We're here." bringing a sigh of relief from the kitsune's lips. "Well that wasn't so bad a trek." she states cheerily, having taken up a position behind Felicity to prevent any more 'incidents' like the frog occurring. Her eyes follow where Bella points, noting out loud "So a creek....then a cave....I have no problem with this...so long as we don't run into anymore frogs of course."  she explains with a jovial chuckle. She certainly wasn't afraid of caves, and could see in dim light much better than the average human.<br/><br/>The feelings of her foot being sucked down a frog's gullet fresh in her mind, Lamya's comment about tight dark spaces draws an unexpected blush to form on her cheeks, her eyes flitting in her direction, catching a glimpse of her dripping maw. Though she dare not let her eyes linger, immediately finding refuge in the face of her fellow kitsune. "Orcs i can deal with." she states to Nanami, hastily cleansing her mind of unproductive thoughts.