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Despite his infirm condition, Reek was not content waste his days away underground. The bulk of the fever had passed, however, the weakness that came with it still remained.  His bones ached, body creaked, and he could only imagine this lingering brittleness that he felt is what it must feel like to get old. Ew. Like a wolf three times his age, Reek rose to his paws on shaky knees and squinted toward the evening sun. There was warmth in the air and in turn, his smile. He inhaled deeply before sputtering into another fit of dry coughs.

Collecting himself, Reek pushed passed the den site and followed the stream in a slow stagger. He stumbled and swayed as he went, pausing intermittently to take quick and eager drinks from the water. He heard Scarlett's approach before he caught her scent. Sickness had left his important senses dull, but the crumple of leaves under heavy footfall, that was something Reek could hear.

His head spun over his shoulder to see one of the new arrivals that Saena had let stay. She was familiar, he had fought along side her against the intruder Kiara, but other than that, the two had never spoken. He wavered slightly where he stood before he shot her a weak smile in greeting.