Kira whispertail's Arc

Chapter 1 of 5

Kira crouched behind a mossy boulder and counted coins she did not yet have. Her quest list sat folded in her pocket, each line a brick toward a guild hall that did not exist. She was a rookie with fox ears, silver eyes, and a stubborn dream. Then a small cry pulled her gaze toward the leaning hunters' cabins. A white-furred bunny girl in rogue's leathers was pressed into the corner where two cabins met. Three bounty hunters closed in: a broad orc, a goblin with a crossbow, and a kobold shaman rattling a runed collar. Soft red eyes darted, looking for any gap. Behind them waited a heavy wooden carriage with black iron bars. Kira's instinct shifted, sharp and clean. She slipped between the cabins, kicked dust into the goblin's eyes, and yanked the bunny girl sideways through a gap in the rotted wall. The shaman shouted. The collar clanged against stone. They ran, boots and paws pounding, until the shouting fell behind the trees. The bunny girl trembled, clutching Kira's sleeve. Kira had a stranger to hide now, and a crew that had seen her face.