<div class="floatleft">(http://68.media.tumblr.com/4dc1c50618b8ae79bb8e4806bf202d2f/tumblr_n5he5mLZKz1tx9cjuo1_500.png)</div><br/><strong>Ixelshasi 'Ix'</strong>(https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=266718.msg13155574#msg13155574)<br/><hr/><br/>Ix most decidedly did<em>not</em>help push the wagons through the mud, or so much as set a single foot down out of the supply wagon she'd made her nest in while the ground was muddy.  She crinkled her nose and flattened her ears a the very suggestion that she do so, until there was mention of a trip to town and the scent of food on the air.  She made a low, miserable sound in her throat as she drew her waxed cloak over her, drawing the hood high and leaping nimbly from the rear of the wagon to land lightly in a patch of grass.<br/><br/>Somehow, she managed to hop-scotch her way after the others, nimbly moving from one non-muddy surface to the next, even jumping to walk along the top of a fence for a time, as it paralleled the path.  She hissed a bit as the rain struck her face and dampened her fur, despite her best efforts to remain perfectly dry.  It the darkness, her golden eyes seemed to glow amidst the mottled coloring on her face, their large, perfectly round shape narrowed to slits in her annoyance at the rain.<br/><br/>She heaved a sigh of relief when she stepped up behind the others into the tavern, and shed her cloak to gingerly place it on a hook by the door...or, barring that, the back of a chair.  Underneath she wore a swath of indigo-dyed linen draped to somewhat protect the sensibilities of the common peasants by covering the 'naughty' bits, though it left the majority of her legs and arms bare.  The fire drew her with a singular intent and she settled quite near it, turning to face it and stroke her fingers through the wet fur on her cheeks and muzzle, a low rumble starting deep in her chest.  The purr infused her voice, giving the high, sweet tone a raspy gravel.  "Something mulled, if you have it!  And a bit of warm cream with cinnamon!"  Her eyes drifted closed as she basked in the heat of the fire and used it to dry her damp fur.