Swiftcurrent Creek after i die, i'll re-awake

He has a head-start, but unfortunately, even that isn't enough to help him outrun his father. Zephyr makes it only a few yards away from the den before he begins to tire, and perhaps two more before he stumbles to a halt entirely — no doubt with Kavik at his heels. He goes limp as he stumbles, allowing himself to fall to the ground in a heap of trembling silver fur. His entire body aches, but he hardly registers it. He's too focused on the thoughts racing through his mind — thoughts about himself, about how he can never make his body do what he wants, and how much he hates it. He wishes he could be like Helios, or like their father — strong and collected. But he is not, and he hates it, and it is these thoughts that keep him from rising no matter how much he wants to.