The crackle of lightning.
A clash of steel.
Yelling "RUN!"
Stamp of feet and thunder.
Darkness.
Spyder woke up with a start feeling cold and soaked to the bone. She first hears the sound of heavy rain against rock, then the far off booming of thunder. Her legs felt sore and the entirety of her body seemed to tingle for a moment. Looking herself over she was indeed soaked from the rain but otherwise uninjured as far as she could tell. Scanning the area around her the only person with her in this small cave structure was the back of Ral, who seemed to be keeping his attention on the entrance.
Whether it was the sound of her movement or some other perception he turned his head to her, "You ok? I didn't know how long it would take for you to wake up." Nodding to him she could feel fragments of memory coming back to her but still felt unsure of herself, "Ya, I think I'm fine." She hesitated on her next words, "What happened? I remember parts but not everything."
Ral watched her for a moment, the glint of concern in his eyes, before turning back to the cave entrance, "We were walking through the mountains when a storm hit us. Robyn didn't see it coming, we went on guard knowing something was off. I heard stomping and a boulder slammed onto the road in front of us. Once we heard the roar and watched the giant come charging at us. The fight wasn't going well and we got separated when Aurus told us all to run. We ran and you passed out, it got a few shots on you beforehand. I picked you up and found this cave. I'm thinking we stay here until the storm passes then go out and find the rest."
Spyder nodded feeling the memories pop back into place and realized that the tingling feeling was probably from the giants lightning. She stood up and walked over beside Ral, finding a flat bit of stone to sit on, and find a comfortable sitting position.
Ral can easily still feel the pain coursing through his back and the throbbing of his legs from the retreat. He knew they were lucky to find this cave and so far even luckier to have avoided detection from the giant. The cold wetness was a close second to the pain in his body but still wanted to be sure Spyder was alright. As she sat next to him he could hear the shivering of her body and knew that if they were going to stay here for any amount of time she needed to get warmer. "I don't want you to get a cold, take off your armor and clothes for now. I have a blanket in my pack."
He reached to the side and started to pull out the said blanket before handing it to her. She took the blanket but glanced from him to the blanket looking unsure. It took a moment but he realized the source of her hesitation, "I won't look, I promise." He turned back to the mouth of the cave making sure that Spyder felt safe enough to trust his words. There was a small part of him that was excited by the situation but the pain and concern for his friend drowned that aspect for the moment.
After about a minute he began to hear sounds of buckles and buttons being pulled apart along with the gentle squeak of wet leather. Spyder's groans and grunts shared the difficulty she was having getting the armor off her. For a brief moment after hearing her shift uncomfortably he slightly turned to offer assistance but stopped when he saw her naked bare chest while she was pulling off the leather trousers. Ral quickly turned back away from her hoping she didn't notice him seeing her naked breast.
He felt his pulse quicken and attempted to meditate on the rain and keep his thoughts away from the girl getting naked behind him. After a few minutes he heard the cloth of the blanket unfold and brush against stone under them. "Feeling better?" Not willing to look at her for the moment, he thought he heard her shrug under the blanket. "I would feel better if we had a campfire going." Ral shook his head, "The cave is too shallow, something outside might see the light and be drawn here."
Spyder nodded realizing the cave was maybe fifteen feet deep, enough to keep out of the rain but not much more. She was trying to keep her mind off an earlier thought after Ral said he wouldn't peak at her and she could feel a part of her be disappointed. She remembered a few times in the past half year where she has looked at him as more than a friend but quickly shook herself from vision.
A strong powerful build that always seemed to treat her with care, what more could she want? Again she shook away the thoughts that left her with a much more pleasant tingle that was uncommon for her. Glancing back at him she saw that he was still dripping rain water from his armor and though she knew he was tough, it was still bad to keep him that wet. "Ral, you should get out of your armor and clothes too. I don't know if you can catch a cold but I don't want you to risk it." She watched him stiffen but didn't seem to give way.