Blacktail Deer Plateau With the lights down low

He gave a tacit nod of understanding, not pressing the issue any further. If Catori had any concerns that he could help with, he trusted her to tell him. For now, it was enough that she'd remained beside him. He couldn't ask anymore of her.

"I've had a long time to worry about what it would be like to be blind," said Day. "I think I've got it all out of my system, by now."

He was still nervous about what his future might hold, but he knew that it had only been a matter of time. Besides - he still had one of his eyes. It wasn't the end of vision as he knew it. Perhaps it was good, in a way. It helped to know what it would be like in the future. The sense of loss was deeper and more profound that he'd thought it would be, but at the same time, he'd found that he could deal with it easily enough. He was stronger than he'd thought he was, and that was always a good thing.

"We'll be okay," he decided, turning his head to catch the expression on Catori's face. His nose knocked into her cheek, but it wasn't hard enough that he thought he needed to apologize. "I've still got a few good years left in me. Even if the other one goes, I think I'll still be of some use."

In group hunts, in border marking, in a fight, if it was necessary. He didn't need eyes to bite, after all.