Dawnlark Plains Silver brothers

@River lets keep it short and fast? :D

Sebastian felt his heart split in two when he had to rely on Sunny to save Faye. Yet his heart also went out to River. Sebastian felt extremely guilty for first thinking of Faye and Aviana. He turned on his heels. With all the adrenaline going through his body, his limp was harder to see. The fire spread faster around him. He tried to keep low to the ground. He hoped and prayed that River had been able to get out. But if not Sebastian would have to save him.

The grey male felt the heat and flames sear parts of his fur. He had to keep going. He went to look at his usual place for River. He knew that if the boy was still here he might be too injured to flee hence why Sebastian had such a strong intuition that he might need to be saved.

In his panic, he runs back to a familiar place. He doesn’t realize it until he’s there, but within moments smoke fills this area, too, and he can hardly recognize where he is. He falters for the first time, and his heart beats erratically in his chest. The silver-furred boy coughs hard, sending sharp pain through his still-healing throat.
Adrenaline has dulled most of his pain for now, but he still aches, and he doesn’t know how much longer he can keep going. He realizes he’s slowed down and picks up his pace — only to slam into something large and furry. He yelps and stumbles back, but through the smoke he can just barely register Sebastian’s scent.
S-seb— He croaks, voice low and raspy like an old smoker, and immediately has another coughing fit; it’s the first time he’s spoken since he was attacked, and it’s hard to tell if the change in his voice is from the smoke, or something more permanent— some kind of lasting damage.

Sebastian was frantically looking for River but the smoke made it tough. The heat made him want to close this eyes. Then something bumped against his leg. He looked down, other animals were fleeing as well, so it wouldn't surprise him to have any other animal hit him with the thickness of the smoke. But Sebastian soon saw that it was River. "River!!," he croaked. He moved his muzzle down and licked over the top of his head. He heard his name and was surprised as it was the first time he heard the pup speak. "Shh. I'm here. I'm here. Try to save your oxygen," he spoke and then crouched lower to cover him from the heat.

Sebastian looked over his shoulder where the fire was. "We need to move," he urged. He nudged the boy as he took one step. "Stay low to the ground," Sebastian added and started to move a bit, seeing if River would follow.

sorry this is short + late :x i hadn't realized how long i let this one go!

He's comforted by Sebastian's reassurance, but the sense of urgency keeps him on edge. He nods in response to the instructions given, crouching low and trying to take shallow breaths. It feels like he's suffocating, but breathing in the smoke feels worse. A million questions race through his mind, but he stifles them all — he can ask when the danger has passed. So he follows quietly, not making a sound aside the occasional cough.

No worries!

Sebastian stayed close to the child and nudged him in the right direction. He hoped that his wounds weren't bothering him too much but Sebastian would push him on if he didn't want to. He would have to get them to safety. Perhaps to water. Sebastian moved them further north. He wasn't sure where they were meeting but his first priority was to get them away from the fire. "C'mon River," he encouraged.

The smoke seemed to become less but the ground was ... trembling? Sebastian glanced up and saw something big and dark approach. A herd full of panicked deer were running towards them. "Stay down!!" he urged and moved his body over the child. This was chaos.

The smoke clogging the air and shrouding their path from view seems to thicken by the moment. His heart is racing, but Sebastian's presence at his side keeps the panic at bay until the smoke starts to thin. There's little time to feel relieved by the development — suddenly the earth is trembling beneath his feet, and he glances up at the same time Sebastian does.
He sucks in a breath at the sight, immediately thrown into a painful coughing fit. Stay down, he hears over the growing sound of the herd's approach — he almost runs instead. But he feels Sebastian moving over him and he stays motionless, swallowing hard. He wonders if they're going to die — but he doesn't dare ask.

Sebastian crouched over the child as the deer jumped aside or over them, although, it was quite nerve wrecking because they jumped quite late. Some hooved touched Sebastian's back. He groaned in pain but luckily the herd was not that big. Sebastian's heart was racing. He struggled to push himself to his feet. He nudged River. "Go," he croaked and then pushed River gently. They were close to escaping this fire. The smoke was becoming thinner. Then all Sebastian had to do was to find their location and the location of the others. He hoped that River wasn't in too much pain. His herb stash went up in flames.