Blacktail Deer Plateau Grown up

just a thread of sunny limping about and moping. Maybe @Aliac ?

He'd been home for a day now and he had limped on his twisted paw around the territory to refamiliarize himself with it. Now he was by the stream with the stepping Stones staring at the glassy frozen ice. He tested the ice and felt around for a thin spot, choosing one and rearing up, crashing back down on his good paw. The ice cracked slightly and he repeated the process until a sharp snapping could be heard. Water flowed through the newly made hole and he nudged the ice aside, drinking the icy water that was refreshing to him.

Once his thirst was quenched he lay down by the waters edge and stared down at his paw. It was twisted badly to the left and he was missing two of the toes, it hurt to walk on still and he couldn't get it to go straight again. Sometimes the pain affected his whole leg and it gave away causing him to stumble. Morningside was a pack full of hunters, his dad was a great hunter, what if he wasn't able to hunt because of this injury?  Releasing a small sigh he just stared at it silently, losing himself in his thoughts.