Sunbeam Lair Be My Eyes

"That's easy for you to say right now," he gritted out, squeezing his eyes shut at the feeling of a tongue across his face. It was nice, he had to admit, soothing in a way. But at the same time, his heart hammered in his chest and he trembled, not leaning one way or the other. His head pounded relentlessly, threatening to white out his vision entirely. 

Fear was a snake coiling around his chest, sinking sharp fangs into his throat. But he shook his head, regardless of the fire behind his skull. He had to snap out of this - Santiago was right. 

The boy took a few stiff steps after the older wolf, his legs wobbling as they fought to keep him upright. But the more steps he took, the steadier he felt, and his head began to clear up a little. "Sorry," he whispered, hushed and exhausted, as he fell into step beside the tailless wolf.