Fox's Glade i'm up

Yeah, I enjoyed it. :)

Hiraku said a few more parting words, then walked upstream and vanished. Regipre only exhaled then. She was so relieved she could cry, though the stoic spirit within her would not allow it. Drawing in another shaky breath, she tried to push herself onto all threes but found herself so feeble, she sank back down to the ground. She began to army crawl instead, pulling herself toward the cover of a nearby bush. Her svelte body crushed the dried fish on the way there but she paid it no attention, just like she ignored the shooting pains in her stub.

Feeling as safe as she could manage given her surroundings and situation, Regipre curled into a compact ball. Although she knew it was childish, she tucked her nose beneath her tail, then fanned its feathery tip over her eyes. She shut them tightly, taking deep, even breaths until her nerves relaxed and she finally fell into a restless sleep.