AW Enjoy the silence

Mammon,

Lion of Prideless

Played by Howl

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There is little respite from the damn climate. Mammon was going insane the only good thing was Nemeia. She's the only thing keeping him together. He may be an absolute bastard of a lion but he isn't invincible or fearless, not when it concerns thunder and lightning. Storms make him small again. He hates it, would rather eat plants and die. Yet, he's still here. Woe is me, such is life.

Unfortunately, the storms do not let up. Must be that season again. With his luck you'd think he walked under a ladder, broke a mirror, and put shoes upon the table. Sheesh such terrible die rolls. Well, at least the place is safe from Mammons shenanigans for now. Once the weather clears the peace shall not endure. Mammon trudges onwards eyes to the skies keeping an eye on and following his feathered friend.

Fuck! Another crash of thunder. That's always going to give him the heebie jeebies. Why couldn't it be snow? Or a forest fire? But no it had to be the one thing he fears most. He keeps walking almost afraid to stand still. There has to be better shelter, somewhere he could hide. Eventually something comes into view. Thankfully the cold doesn't quite reach him, not with his own heating system installed.

It's hidden in the heart of the mountain. He has had to climb better than a mountain goat to reach it, but he has made it. There is an opening, a cave within the mountain. Hi my name is Thorin Oakenshield and I am King under the mountain. Finally relief and as he enters he shakes all the god forsaken rain out of his pelt. He does not need it bringing him down! The sweet bliss of no longer being out in such disastrous conditions is immediate. Mammon looks back through the opening feeling much safer to watch the storm from his hideaway.

Soon turning away he makes his way deeper into the cavernous tunnels. His breathing stills the deeper he goes. However, you still see the fog from the freezing temperatures. He's lucky to be so well insulated. The inside is cold and hard it's calming unless an earthquake happens but don't jinx him, damn it. Walking through his eyes constantly search for something to amuse himself with. His companion would be back later, she did have a life outside of him.

The path twists and turns and Mammon goes down a few dead ends. Ah well, at least he's not out in the dastardly climate. His efforts are rewarded with the cave giving up its secret. An underground river covered with bioluminescence. Odd. Perhaps something in the water changes it? He's seen bioluminescence before but it was always an animal causing it and never the entire body of water that truly glowed with such vigor.

Well, he's certainly not going thirsty today. Reaching the edge he peers into it. What exactly was the cause of such a phenomenon? Perhaps the water had a different composition down here? Or perhaps it was those little plankton things he's vaguely heard about. Well whatever it was it produced such dramatic lighting. Sticking his left paw in he licks it off. Huh, there's no difference. Tastes like regular water. May as well drink his fill then. Nothing quite like a refreshing drink.

@Cat

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Code by Howl|Credit: Silver Decor & A Guide To Troubled Birds