Ouroboros Spine and decides to be a villain

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slowly but surely, panther was getting better. stronger. his wounds were healing gradually and he is still cautious above all else but they do not cause him as much pain as they used to. they will scar, he does not doubt. despite that the lack of stark pain he still does not try to speak. out of hesitance, out of fear that he might accidentally disturb the healing processes of his neck and throat wounds; or perhaps out of the worry that even if he does try that he might not be able to. the two women tending to him appear to be able to understand him well enough without verbal communication and panther does not see his choice to continue relaxing his vocal chords as an issue.

while his physical wounds are healing well under the watchful eye and diligence of easy and reiko, his memories are still gone. his sense of self is lost. currently, all he has is the name easy's given him: panther and so he clings to it. even if it wasn't who he was before — because obviously he was someone before — it was who he was now.

panther tucks those thoughts aside for now, focusing on his path: a path well-worn from his trek to and fro the make-shift shelter reiko made for him to the spine's water source. at the last minute, on impulse, he deviates off his beaten path thinking that perhaps it was time to seek a shelter more suitable for at least @Easy and him, unsure how long @Reiko could realistically be away from her pack without them thinking she abandoned them.