Phoenix Maplewood Don't forget that I'm human

For a short while the forest didn't respond, and Saena let her head fall to her forelimbs. Only then did she detect the faint rustle of paws over snow, and when she looked up, it was to see Reek. It was unspoken and very subtle, but something felt different about him now, though that feeling was quickly put aside when he dropped the rabbit at her paws and swept to her side. Part of her expected him to not forgive her this time—how many times had Saena left home only to get waylaid by injury?—but that seemed to be a nonissue. Her mate didn't waste time blaming her for her repeated incidents, and instead went right to work pulling out the knots in her fur.

It hurt, but it was nice as well. A calming lull fell over Saena and for the first time in days, she was able to think somewhat clearly. She didn't really know how to explain to Reek what had happened, since her memories were still muddled, but eventually she settled on something and mumbled, "that idiot from Redhawk Caldera we chased away from the rise did this." She had no confirmation that Sebastian had anything to do with her injured rib, although she did know the wound on her hindquarters was his doing. The connection was made readily. It was easy to blame that man, who had shown such insistence upon violence that you'd think she'd trespassed into his territory, rather than to try to remember her fall from the cliff. She didn't even clearly remember Casmir, who had witnessed her fall.