"I'm. Fine!" she spat out, clearly not. It wasn't that it hurt much. Her back wouldn't really bruise much, she'd only landed in mud and leaves. It was more her pride than anything. Coupled with annoyance, mostly at herself. She'd done it, she'd actually done it and felt the force flow through her feet... only to mess up halfway through.
She stood up again, trying to brush herself off. Failing, because by that point it was all mud and swamp scum clinging to her formerly-fresh coat. I will never get this stuff out of it, she thought with a little sadness. But she closed her eyes for a second, breathing in, ready to try again.
One step back, and then she set off again. Running towards the tree. Closer and closer. She breathed, she focused. Clear your mind. Let it flow. She ran, raising her foot. The force flowed, she moved with it, turning up the trunk. The next foot shifted up. Don't think, let it happen. She ran up a couple more steps, feeling that strange, tingly connection from foot to boot to bark. Run on instinct, believe it will work...
She reached out with her arm and a wordless gasp, grabbing the branch next to Oren. She blinked like she'd just noticed where she'd got to, looking around. Carefully, she pulled herself up onto the branch with a grunt, jaw clenched. When she finally managed to pull herself up a little more, she turned to Oren, open-mouthed.
"I... I did it."
Then she grinned, open and wide.
"I DID IT!"
@TWD26
She stood up again, trying to brush herself off. Failing, because by that point it was all mud and swamp scum clinging to her formerly-fresh coat. I will never get this stuff out of it, she thought with a little sadness. But she closed her eyes for a second, breathing in, ready to try again.
One step back, and then she set off again. Running towards the tree. Closer and closer. She breathed, she focused. Clear your mind. Let it flow. She ran, raising her foot. The force flowed, she moved with it, turning up the trunk. The next foot shifted up. Don't think, let it happen. She ran up a couple more steps, feeling that strange, tingly connection from foot to boot to bark. Run on instinct, believe it will work...
She reached out with her arm and a wordless gasp, grabbing the branch next to Oren. She blinked like she'd just noticed where she'd got to, looking around. Carefully, she pulled herself up onto the branch with a grunt, jaw clenched. When she finally managed to pull herself up a little more, she turned to Oren, open-mouthed.
"I... I did it."
Then she grinned, open and wide.
"I DID IT!"
@TWD26