Stone Circle I am here

Nikai hoped that the wound would heal, but it was difficult to get to because the infection was inside of his body rather than superficially on the wound itself. It was harder to treat it that way. He was glad that his pack mates were taking care of him, though he had thinned somewhat (most noticeably since Keoni's death) in his time of injury. Nikai just hoped he'd be able to make it up to them. He had practised hunting on three legs but between learning to walk again on a leg less and feeling dizzy and feverish still it was hard to get the hang of.

When Valette sought him out that day Nikai was glad for the company. He wished that he could be the one to help her out in these trying times after losing Keoni, but found it hard to talk about the loss to anyone other than Keoni herself. It was frustrating to not be able to be the one in the coaching position now, but he just couldn't bring himself to it right now. Nikai had been resting near the den and looked up when Valette approached. He smiled as she approached with a raccoon and said a soft-spoken "hey." From the tone of his voice it was clear that he was glad for the company.