Deep within the Ural Mountains. [Shizuo/Cookies]

To say Ruby didn't hear the faint noise of footsteps upon the earth would be a lie, then again, many things could make noise with their footprints. Deer, goats, many creatures had hard hooves that clattered upon the stones that lay near the riverbed; However, the sound emitted by these footsteps weren't quite as loud as elk, nor as soft as deer, nor was the noise as harsh as either of those hard-hooved animals.

She hadn't come to this earth long, maybe two or three years since she had appeared during that moonlit night; Still, her time had been spent here, within the Russian wilderness. As a huntress, she had since young been accustomed to learning everything about her environment, down the smallest detail. She prided herself in it, her capacity to differentiate her environment without fail. If nothing else than for this reason, she was capable of picking out the faint difference in sound, further she was capable of deducing based on the time between noises, and the number of them that it belonged to a creature of bipedal origins.

Of course, there were many things that Ruby did not know about this creature, like what was its intent? Why was it here, far from the clutches of modern civilization? There were many questions which suddenly popped up within Ruby's head. Still, she wouldn't turn around because she wished not to spook whatever crept ever-closer to her.



Finally, a voice called, the soft musical notes of that voice registering in Ruby's ears. Probably female. She thought to herself before turning the upper portion of her body, which was visible above the gently moving water. Even under the rays of light which pierced overhead clouds, Ruby's body would be a pure, milky white. Her body seemed to be untarnished by nature, unaffected by the rays that continued to bore upon her flesh. The only things that seemed to break the surface of her skin would be tribal markings that adorned her shoulder blades, spanning down to stop in the small of her back. These markings had been inked in a stunning red, potentially to match the color of her eyes.

Ruby's head, and thus by extension the upper part of her lithe, sculpted body turned to face the lass who had called out to her. Many might feel it was embarrassing to be seen naked; however, it was clear through Ruby's actions that she was unabashed by the situation. Ruby was proud of her body and felt very little need to hide it from those of the same sex.

Ruby's first impression was this girl was far shorter than she was, her silver hair ethereal and groomed meticulously. The way the child-like woman's eyes refused to look at her directly led Ruby to believe she was less comfortable with this situation than Ruby herself. With this information in hand, Ruby raised one of her slender hands to tease out her wet chestnut colored hair, releasing it to fall back down; framing her face nicely.

By now, through the many nonverbal cues that had been thrown her way, Ruby could roughly gather that for now, this girl had no intent to inflict bodily harm upon her. So, since the most vital thing she had to identify had been confirmed (for the most part), Ruby felt it was alright to answer this girls question.

"I am Ruby, of the Icewalker clan." Ruby's voice was clear and soft, taking on a rich musical quality; Ruby's voice wasn't terribly unique though, what was stunning instead, was the way she spoke. Her voice had a magnetic quality surrounding it, one that seemed to want to win people over. Maybe it was because there was no ulterior motive discernable in the way she spoke, she was honest and open because that was just the kind of woman she chose to be. That didn't mean she couldn't be a troublemaker though.

" However, in this situation isn't it often the pleasure of the Peeper to introduce themselves first? Lass?" Ruby's eyes shifted, her brow raised faintly as the faintest of smiles blossomed upon her lips. It was clear that she bore no ill-will towards her accidental Peeper, on the contrary actually, she would seem rather entertained by the whole ordeal.


All the while, it was clear the woman was not truly worried about the other woman's presence, she hadn't moved from the stream yet, only turning slightly to face the stranger face-to-face. Her Ruby gaze peering at Verniy, trying to decipher everything she could visually, constantly assessing to see what type of action would be best to take next.