Bitterroot Valley parts developed in an unusual manner

I'm just going to jump in, if that's ok
Sorry!

He'd been running for who knows how long, it was impossible to keep track when one's mind is shaken. As this had been his life for the past few weeks. Or maybe it was months? He didn't know anymore. Closing his eyes, he tried to shove images away to forget them all together, or just to the back of his mind. He shook his head to help the process, but ended up tripping over his own paws and collapsed to the ground in a heap. With this simple action, he'd lost all energy to continue or even rise to his feet.

Solus just wanted to sleep now, but something wouldn't let him. It was probably the pain that now consumed his side, caused by the impact. Slowly, a lonely tear formed as he thought about his home, not for the first or last time. It broke him to think everyone he ever knew was laying dead somewhere, but there was always the slightest chance someone else had managed to get away as well. And he'd left, without a second thought about abandoning them.

The male was unaware of the stranger nearby. His senses were temporarily dulled from exaustion and mental state. A whimper escaped him as he silently begged for a way to forget about what happened.