Spotted Eagle Mountain that shattered feeling, well the cause of it's a lesson learned

the splitting pain was almost too much to bear, but merrick staggered up all the same, glaring at the dark girl and her insane dash for the forest. he followed, however, sparing a glance over his shoulder for the winged harpies, and ducked as soon as he was able into the dappled shadows cast by the trees.
anger welled in merrick; he whirled on his unwitting compatriot, teeth bared, but said nothing. the blood on the side of his face had begun to dry, and now there was only the matter of his throbbing shoulder. blowing out a breath between his fangs, the boy hobbled to the roots of a great twisted tree and lowered his haunches, attempting to remove some of the pressure.