The devil has my ear today

For anyone from SS. Maybe @Tonravik or @Iqniq but anyone would do. :)

After her run-in with the Blackfeather wolves, Salamander knew she had only so long before her wounds would take her life. The bite had torn through the meaty girl's throat, just at the junction of her neck and shoulder. It had missed the jugular, but only barely. Blood still flowed at a low pace, making her sway more and more as her body stumbled and ran. No, there was no time, but she was determined.

Coming upon a creek which sprout from the mountains, Salamander thought to stop and cleanse the wound; she was desperately thirsty as well, her head pounding from the blood loss and subsequent dehydration. However, the woman continued to travel - her pace becoming almost leisurely despite the spiked adrenaline - and in a moment of pure fear, believing she was ultimately going to die here in the shadow of the mountains, she raised her head and gave a strangled cry for help.