Hoshor Plains run rabbit run

Cypress froze as pain rocketed through his steely musculature and he was briefly lifted into the air. The bear’s swift shake joggled his brain and left him dizzy and sick. “Noch,” he mumbled, slurring a little as he closed his eyes and went limp, “run. I’ll catch up with you. I’m all right.” At this point, he couldn’t outrun the bear — the best card he had left was playing dead. In all honesty, though, that wasn’t hard to do. Everything hurt and the world was alarmingly blurred at the edges. “It won’t be like mama and paw, Noch. I’ll catch up with you,” the sulphureous-eyed raven insisted, and then he went utterly limp, settling all of his weight like a heavy stone in the bear’s jaws. I’m all right. I’m all right.