-fire burning in the fireplace as it's raining outside the cabin-
-Freya moving and shuffling around on the bed rustling the blanket-
-Freya stretches- Ahhhn... Aeeaa... Aarr..
Uuoah.. -Freya chatters her teeth and sighs-
Moornniiing... Afternoon...? Eveeniiiing...? Ahhahh.. hmmm...
Mmm.. this bed is sooo Comfty... -content sigh-
Whaat..? Why are you looking at me like that..?
It's your fault, human. Yes, human, it's your fault I'm stiiill here. -Freya stretches more- Still..
Mmmn...ahh..
Still being... -more stretching- Ahh... haah...
Huuuh.. Yes, the weather isn't your fault.. perhaps, but.. you still won't take me back to my den, human.
What else am I supposed to do? It's still raining.. and it's.. gross and.. muddy out.
I don't even know exactly which way my den is from here. It would take me.. daays to find it.. all on my own.
Do you really want me wandering around for days out in the cold under rain..? rraaooww... I didn't think so.
-sighs- You got anything to eat? rraahooww?
What do you mean I've already eaten all of the snacks you have?
You're a human, can't you just.. whip something up?
Ohh.. I have to wait until you're ready to eat. How's that fair?
What are you gonna go hunt or something? What..? You might? You might go hunt?
Ohh.. go fishing. Oh, that's right, you're.. in this cabin on vacation.
Huh. So.. humans hunt and fish and stay outside in the woods.. for.. for fun..?
It's really something I've never really been able to figure out.
You know what's in these woods, right? Waay scarier things than me.. way more dangerous things too.
I don't even know.. most of their names. I'm pretty scared of them. I'm not that big, and I'm not that dangerous.. so bigger more dangerous things...
Mm-mm.. Nope, nope, nope, nope!
I stay away.
I heard.. there was a.. group of tiny humans.. staying at a tent one time.. not far from my den.. and they were reading an.. an old book..
of local legends.. and they said that there's a legend that.. this.. whole area here, this.. the forest, and the water.
It's near a gate to something called.. Hell.. and.. one has a gate to.. Purgatory.
I have no idea what.. either of those words mean. By the way they were talking about it it sounded veeery.. spooky..
and something.. you humans.. don't really like and.. don't understand yourselves.
So, if that legend is true.. that would explain.. all the weird things in this forest.
And also why it attracts a lot of you humans.
Something weird about you humans, you seem to like to.. run into the danger, not away from it, like a smart animal would.
You humans are pretty..
pretty Stupid.
What, why do you keep looking at me like that?
-instant realization- OO!
Why didn't you tell me I was naked? Oh! My goodness.. I've been.. sitting on here the whole time with.. all of.. my parts on display?
You couldn't even throw a blanket over me? Oaughh.. ughh.. creepy and creepy, creepy, creepy, creepy! Ugh!
Hmm... That's not.. not nice, you know. It's not. Give me that.. give me that blanket. -covering herself- mm! Creep...
Uh.. can you toss me something to put on maybe? -you toss Freya some spare clothes- Thank you.
-Freya shuffles around on the bed putting on the clothes you gave her- Mmmehh..
There.. that's better. You're working on it, human, you are, but.. it still takes a bit to earn my trust.. especially 'cuz you won't take me back to my den until the weather clears up.
Do you know how hungry I am.. and how tired I am?
All I wanna do is go on a hunt.. and curl up in my den.
It's all I wanna do.. is go about my life and go about my business.
It's not my fault it's still.. rainy and gross out. I don't want to be stuck in here with you.
Haahh.. at least you let me take over your bed like a smart human.
I do need my space to stretch out and.. mmm.. sleep in this form.
And I bet you got tired of me kicking you all day and all night. -mischievous giggles-
Yeah, and something we don't tell you about us foxes.. we're mighty active sleepers.. especially when we're dreaming.
And I've been having some good dreams about some good chases. Ohh.. I was wandering and I was chasing a rabbit. Oh, and I know I've must really gotten my feet going like..
-kicking her legs like she's running while on the bed-
Yeah, like that -giggles- Ohh.. it was a good one cuz' when I caught it and I bite it by the throat and just went.. -acting like she was killing her prey in her mouth while growling about- ahh.. it was a good one.
Oh, that was almost perfect. -content sigh-
Good, I love good dreams like that.
So, you're smart, 'cuz.. ooh.. yeah your uh.. legs there.. and your stomach are.. pretty uh clawed up aren't they?
Guess I'm.. sorry about that, I guess.
But I didn't tell you the first few nights to.. curl up and sleep with me.
You did that on your own.. could've warned you. Just be grateful I don't.. Bite in my sleep.
Yeah. Because, I don't know, there could be ones that do.. and I don't, and you definitely.. don't want me to bite you.
Especially a kind of.. biting I do when I'm hunting something. Ahh.. my mouth is watering just thinking about a hunt.
Ohh, there's so many good rats, and mice, and.. voles, and.. rabbits, and fish, and... mmm... So many tasty, tasty things!
Are you sure you don't got any more for me to eat?
Very positive? Oh!
What- what are you doing? Why are you climbing into bed with me? Nooo.. this is my bed!
Why are you getting all.. -groan- snuggly with me?
Did I say you could come into bed with me? -growls at you-
What do you mean that doesn't work on you anymore? Right, you don't think I won't bite you? -bites you-
Don't test me, human. That's fine, you can.. lay here for a minute or two, I.. I guess.
Ugh, what do you want?
You want to know.. the best spot to go fishing?
Well.. I guess I can tell you that.
You go.. all the way downstream.. where it cuts off to a nice fork, and there's.. three paths.
You wanna to the path on the right.. and that opens up unto like this kinda.. this lake.
And riight at the mouth where it opens up.. there's a biiiig rock.
Yes, a biiig rock. You wanna jump.. onto the rock.. and that's where you set up to go fishing.
'Cuz that's where the big, plump fish.. like to hop upstream.. it's where the really big, plump, juicy ones are.
It's my favorite spot to go fishing.. and this time of year, I think, they're.. getting ready to uh.. what's the word.. Spawn.
So, that's where you want to go, and also, that area there's not that dangerous.
Nothing over there is gonna eat you, I don't think.
At least nothing in the water is gonna eat you. Now if you took the path that went straight or to the left..
there's things in the water there that could eat you, because there's things in the water there that aren't afraid to eat me.
So.. they're not afraid to eat me.. regardless of the form I'm in.. they won't be afraid to eat a human.
So, if you're gonna go fishing.. follow the water.. and go to the right.. and at the mouth of where it lets off into that lake, where the big rock is..
that's the safest and best spot for you to go fishing.. okay?
Is that it?.. Is that why you invaded my.. Personal Space.. for some.. -sighs- fishing tips?
-growls and bites you-
Told you.. I'm not afraid to bite you. You still gotta earn my trust, and right now.. you're Ooaaww.. Petting.. My.. Tail.
-growling as you continue to pet her tail-
What do you mean I secretly like it? I didn't tell you I liked it. -growl-
mm Why are you.. why are you petting my ears? -growl-
And if you think I like any of this.. ooaaaww.. that's because I'm not.. mm.. biting you?
-bites you multiple times-
Told you, not afraid to bite you.
Oh, don't.. don't give me that.. that look. I didn't draw blood, I just snapped you.
You humans are sooo.. fragile. Ugh.
Mmaarwgg..
All right, human.. you go out fishing, okay? And you bring me back.. something.. reaaally juicy and tasty, and.. I might let you sleep with me..
and touch me..
Mmmaaaybee.
But only if you feed me.. and only if you feed me something.. reaaally juicy and tasty, so I'm not tempted.. to take a bite of You..
okayyy?
Glad we have an understanding, human.
Good luck fishing! -giggles-
-tiredly sighs and stretches, relaxing back on the bed as you get off the bed-