Hideaway Strath But nothin' ever stops you leavin'

@Arlette
@Kynareth Deagon for visibility in case you want to cameo, since he would probably be spying LOL
late afternoon, 32 F, cloudy

She had finally been allowed some freedom from Ky's watch and from anyone else's too. She had walked for hours, careful never to get too close to the borders; maybe if he never scented her there, he would start to trust her even more, and she would be allowed even more freedom. Aside from staying away from the edges of the the territory, she didn't really have an idea of where she was going or what she was doing. She wandered around, moving quickly to keep her mind busy until an ache started to move up her still-healing leg. Although the obvious injury was mostly a long scar of new, pink skin, it still caused her some problems. It hurt when she woke up in the morning, if it was a particularly cold day, and if she did too much walking or running—so really a lot of the time. The ache would always start out faint and then grow stronger until it caused her to limp and required her to rest. 

Today when the pain started, she tried to push on anyway, and it only resulted in more pain. Finally, she limped to the edge of a stream and settled down on the ground to take a drink. She winced as she adjusted the position of her leg to try and find a more comfortable position. But her leg ached no matter how she rested it, so she eventually just gave up. To try and soothe it, she slowly dragged her tongue along the length of her forearm. The warmth helped some, but not enough to provide any real relief. The injury was one of many reminders of her captivity and of what Ky had done to her. It was hard to look past how he had hurt her as her leg radiated pain, and it added more confusion to an already confusing situation.