Blackfoot Forest a boy like me

Orochi, unsurprisingly, turned the question back on him. Hide blinked a few times, which didn't really do much to help clear his head, and sighed through his nose. Yeah, the cuts were beginning to sting, and he could feel the brambles stuck in his fur, but otherwise? He was just a little shaken up. 

"I'm... I'm good," he assured with a small smile, taking another deep breath. "Sorry for the trouble." He tipped his head to the side. "What, uh... what were those things?"