Sunspire Mountains praying like a fool who just shot a gun

The call drew on, long until there wasn’t air in her lungs to allow it to carry on further, pausing to catch her breath… what else was there for her to do? Go to Epoch and visit Nanuq? Paleo for Siku? Attempt to bring them back now that both she and Kallik were there? She just wanted her family to be whole once more.
 
All she could do was wait, her paws frozen to the ground out of the fear that perhaps he didn’t hear her, or perhaps he was angry at her for leaving Mereo, where he knew she would be safe. Dimitri was still out there… somewhere, even if she had not seen or scented him since the attack on the borders… Ryzov had been gone as well… that did not mean that they would not one day return for her.
 
Her heart raced when the familiar fur came into view, his scent washing over her nose as the breeze blew in her direction, moving forward to bury her face in his fur, blinded by the overwhelming emotion bubbling in her chest that she did not immediately notice the obvious injuries, instead selfishly claiming what she needed which was the physical contact of his embrace instead. Her heart still felt as if it might beat out of her chest as she felt the tears welling, a soft sob of relief to see him, to hear his voice as he apologized to her.
 
“You have nothing to apologize for… you came back; you found your way back.” She had been worried… that he had been lost or killed while he had been away, and it was that which had caused her to need to leave to seek him out to begin with. “I… what happened?” It was then that she noticed it all, the concern clear on her features as she pulled back, immediately beginning to look him over. “Are you in pain? Have you seen a medicus about these? Kallik...” It was impossible for her to not fret… her voice carried her worry clear and in the months he had been gone she felt like she had aged ten years. He was there, but what if these had not healed properly? What if he was in lingering pain?