Ouroboros Spine car crash

She seemed frustrated. But who wouldn't be? Limited mobility made things rough. Looking at everything that could once be done and knowing your own body wanted to betray you? It was definitely not a place he wanted to be in for any length of time. He hated having to rely on others. Recovery sucked.

Thankfully, hers would be somewhat easier if only because it seemed he'd taught her a trick. She took the water slowly, but after a while it all appeared to come pretty naturally. She padded. It was a little shaky at first, but as she began to trust herself more she was swimming like a champ.

He grinned at her as she neared him. This was where she was supposed to lick him on the nose and praise him for being such a badass. Instead, she took the opportunity to chomp down on his muzzle and give it a firm shaking. Bad Kero. You jerk.

She released him and paddled away. "Um. Because no one else will be?" A simple reason, but good enough. Everyone in this pack was too damn up tight and he knew, simply by being here, he challenged that way of thinking. Hell, he challenged himself at times, but those were thoughts for another day.

Paddling, he moved towards the shallows so he could sit waist deep in water and watch her. "How's the shoulder feeling now?"