Silver Moraine So peel away the bark

All that the young alpha wanted to do was lie down and groan, but Nochtli wouldn't allow that to happen even if she tried it. The female sensed that somehow and knew better than to make any attempt, even though she was verging on panic and needed to ground herself, physically and emotionally. Her subordinate's voice sounded far away and underwater, yet her words were clear. Maybe all she needed was a good nap. With that thought, her eyelids began to drift earthward...

...only to snap open again. She shook her head roughly, winced at the pain that lanced threw her skull, and forced herself to focus on the tracker. "Phoenix Maplewood," she regurgitated, somewhat woodenly, "and Reek. I remember everything, but I don't know how I ended up here. I remember leaving the borders for some reason, and then..." She shook her head, indicating her memory ended there. Whatever she'd experienced prior to collapsing, it was locked into her memory for now. "Poof," she said lamely, twisting her ears toward her skull. Though she tried to make a joke of it, the tremor in her voice gave away the fact that she was terrified. Nothing like this had ever happened before.