Neverwinter Forest kaiseki

Not long after faltering, Stryx heard something. She wasn't sure which direction it came from but it was the sound of something moving through the snow - then a tentative voice, followed by a howl that hurt her ears. The panic had awoken Stryx's adrenaline which kept her from truly passing out; but she did not immediately respond to the stranger. She tucked herself as small as she could while the strain of trying to take a breath caused a deep ache in her lungs.

Calm down, calm down, you have to calm down right now. Breathe. Stryx thought. It felt like she was with a patient and attempting to coach them; it felt like this wasn't happening to her at all, that she was watching it unfold without any control, and she hated it. Can't... breathe, She explained while sucking in air, unable to expell it after. Her sides were swollen from all the trapped air.