It had been a few weeks since he'd come home.
He was far from healed, but far from the shape he'd been in before. The little things were more tolerable.
But some other things still weren't. He trembled when he saw the shadow of another wolf, he missed sleep, ears and eyes all too active far too late. He saw faces in his dreams, hunting him. One-eye. The clawed woman. The hound. He tried to pretend it didn't affect him as much as it did. He tried to focus on other things, but so much was poisoned. A beetle, iridescent and beautiful, what would've once evoked wonder now brought the shaking of his limbs and a feeling in his chest, detest.
In the quiet of the healing chambers, Nokht hummed and kept himself occupied by counting the herbs of Tavina's stocks, testing his mind to see if he could narrow down each smell.
He was far from healed, but far from the shape he'd been in before. The little things were more tolerable.
But some other things still weren't. He trembled when he saw the shadow of another wolf, he missed sleep, ears and eyes all too active far too late. He saw faces in his dreams, hunting him. One-eye. The clawed woman. The hound. He tried to pretend it didn't affect him as much as it did. He tried to focus on other things, but so much was poisoned. A beetle, iridescent and beautiful, what would've once evoked wonder now brought the shaking of his limbs and a feeling in his chest, detest.
In the quiet of the healing chambers, Nokht hummed and kept himself occupied by counting the herbs of Tavina's stocks, testing his mind to see if he could narrow down each smell.
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Infinitesimal - by Nokht - December 07, 2024, 07:37 PM