Swiftcurrent Creek something has to happen

hunters, kavik tells him. the pack is in need of hunters. again, as panther tries to shift through the void of his memory he is met with heavy resistance ...like a door sealed by magic that he habitually knows he shouldn't touch. regardless: he could hunt. that was little more than primal instinct anyway and he still appeared to have all of those. panther, not wanting to stretch the limitations of his vocal chords, contemplates giving a swift nod but the following condition requires something much more verbal: a confirmation that whoever did this to him won't be a problem.

i can hu— he draws in a raw breath. this was clearly going to take some practice. hunt. for a moment, panther's brows crease but smooth out soon enough. he does not know the true nature of how these wounds came about. that came with the vast and murky territory of a lost memory; but panther did know the the other male was dead ...whether from his own doing or the presumed tumble down one of the spine's outcroppings he wasn't told and frankly, hadn't cared enough to ask. whatever had happened between him and the male whose corpse had ultimately cushioned his fall was clearly over and never again to resurface: there was no point in mulling over it especially when he couldn't remember in the first place.

he is — a quiet breath is taken before he finishes, he is dead. these words are spoken slowly so he did not find himself struggling over them. curt and brash, perhaps but in this he favors a straightforwardness that cuts around the unnecessary use of words. the man responsible for the wounds on panther's face, neck and throat was not a threat to swiftcurrent creek. he wasn't a threat to anyone anymore.

as kavik addresses easy, panther's glacial gaze slides to the woman with a swell of sadness. he owed her and reiko more than he could ever repay and as the truth of the fact that if he was accepted into this creek pack that they would part ways ( even if she visited ) settles within his broad chest like a stone. he would miss her.