Phoenix Maplewood Don't forget that I'm human

Being brought into the maplewood and settled to rest was hazy. Saena couldn't even really recall who'd helped her into her home. She couldn't really remember if she'd eaten anything; if she had, it had been insufficient, for hunger was still gnawing at her stomach. Maybe she had crawled in on her own and maybe she hadn't eaten anything yet. It felt like a fever dream, and it probably was. It wouldn't be a stretch to assume her body was in shock now that she'd found herself to safety and succumbed to the all-consuming pain of her broken rib.

It would be impossible to heal it properly, but the consequences of Saena's flight across the wilds wouldn't hit her until much later. Now all she could register was the babbling of a nearby creek and the clacking of branches against one another overhead. Her eyes were closed—had she slept? She wanted to stretch and hunt something and eat for days, but none of those things were possible, not when even the slightest motion made her side protest bitterly.

The alpha female sighed roughly and then let out a gruff bark that devolved into a coughing fit in hopes of catching someone's attention.

@Reek