Mount Apikuni And now I'm tryin' not to drown

Zephyr is at her side when she wakes, watchful, a stone guardian. Takiyok's movement breathes sudden life into him, and he stands, moving close to brace himself against her gently. Don't stand. You hit your head, He says softly, tone grave yet uncolored by any particular emotion. The cougar is gone. I brought you back. He leaves out the rest, the unsavory parts, the parts where Taikon had yelled and Zephyr had panicked and cried. He leaves out how he'd stayed glued to her side in the moments between making sure the group still functions, seeing black fur and red eyes, smelling invisible sickness on her. He simply goes silent.