Author's Notes: Apologies for the wait. Also. I don't really like how this one turned out.
Title: Mami plus trees equals trouble
He'd sent Won-Qu to her aid, but those soldiers were far closer than the guardian was. If they reached her first...
In his haste, he nearly tripped over the body of one of the soldiers. Regaining his balance, he examined his surroundings. The other soldiers were no were to be seen, and neither was Mami. And the dragon wasn't sure if that was a good thing or not.
A sound behind him had him whirling around, ready to attack, but it was only Won-qu. "Where is she?" That calm look on the guardian's face was infuriating. Mami was nowhere in sight, and the wolf-like creature was padding around the trees as if nothing was wrong...
"Ryong!" That terrified sceam again, from directly overhead. Relief that she was alive warred with the desire to tear apart whatever was threatening her. He scanned the surroundings, and was somewhat surprised to spot her high above him, perched in one of the trees, clinging to the branches desperately.
"Master...thine companion doth fear me." The guardian's tone was one of resigned dismay, and the look on his face as he glanced upward brought a smirk to Fou-lu's lips. "She wilt not listen. I hath tried to explain, but..."
He waved a hand at the guardian, approaching the tree as Won-qu fell silent. "Mami. There art naught to fear from Won-qu. Come down from there." Now that he knew she was safe, this situation was almost amusing.
"I can't."
"Yes, thou can."
"I'm stuck."
That got the god's attention, and he sighed in disbelief. "If thou canst not get down, why didst thou climb it?" Mortals... He shook his head as he started climbing up to her, his claws making the task much easier.
She finally answered as he made it to the branch she was on. "I didn't know I'd get stuck."