Her return to Rusalka is slower than she would have liked, burdened by her wound and by Stanley. She does not stop for rest, nor to clean the blood from her fur or around the source. By the time she reaches the plateau, the rough treatment of her body has taken a toll.
She realizes as she crosses the border that she'd dropped Stanley somewhere, perhaps a few yards back, but she finds herself too feverish and exhausted and overwhelmed by pain to care. She knows he'll be in the same place later; he always is. Her first thought, as she catches the scents of her packmates, is of Derg. She almost hopes to find him, or for him to find her — but it isn't Derg she sees first. It's the leader, the pale boy who'd seemed so wary of her, jogging in her direction. She freezes, immediately forgetting the throbbing in her leg as she realizes she has no clue how to explain her current condition. All she can do is watch him approach.
She realizes as she crosses the border that she'd dropped Stanley somewhere, perhaps a few yards back, but she finds herself too feverish and exhausted and overwhelmed by pain to care. She knows he'll be in the same place later; he always is. Her first thought, as she catches the scents of her packmates, is of Derg. She almost hopes to find him, or for him to find her — but it isn't Derg she sees first. It's the leader, the pale boy who'd seemed so wary of her, jogging in her direction. She freezes, immediately forgetting the throbbing in her leg as she realizes she has no clue how to explain her current condition. All she can do is watch him approach.
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Be something greater, go make a legacy - by Aningan - November 18, 2019, 01:06 AM
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