Blacktail Deer Plateau Pain is as pain does

The Prince followed Ash Paw in grim silence. 
She limped and staggered slowly along until the Mage brought her to a medical den that very vaguely looked like it was used once upon a time. 
As the Druid spoke to her, the girl only nodded with a weak rumble before allowing Ash to lead her into the den and place her wherever she needed to.

When that happened, the girl would look up at her with thanks in her golden gaze. 
She wanted to speak it, but her vocals felt frozen whenever she considered wanting to talk like she knew she could.

Or could, once upon a time.