Duck Lake 不運 [P3]

as the quake eventually subsided, marten too raised himself from the ground, standing and staring at the stranger. the fiery male looked like he wanted to leave, but marten watched to see him test pressure on his paw... to no avail. and so the man stood still, leaving marten to have to break the silence. his words caught in his throat for a second, and he wondered why in the world he was struggling so much with this. well, he knew why, but why now? 

i'm a healer, marten said after a few beats of silence, i can help you, if you want? my name is marten. and then the yearling took a small step forward.