Noctisardor Bypass [r] fevered

the raid will be concluding here! thank you to everyone! also referencing

merrick did not know how long he had lain there.
his fur tore and matted as he wrenched himself away from laurel, blood coating them together. the bearwolf stepped forward, catching himself on his right foreleg as he fought for balance. 
a low unngh of pain sounded through the cave like a hiss as wretched agony shot through his full form — merrick vomited at once but stayed upright, slamming his left shoulder into the dark wall to keep himself that way.
laurel was unseen in the dark, but the scent of her blood was heavy and promising.
merrick licked it from his jaws and chuckled. the fluttering of his heart told the man that he was in trouble, but the welling of triumph ate through the anguish.
one foot next foot next foot last foot first foot
over and over, weaving and staggering and blacking out for moments at a time.
but eventually light welled larger and larger, and he caught indra's scent, goatish with fear.
merrick blinked his single eye and gathered his strength.
the call that came for @Aventus, @Arielle, @Val, @Stryx, @Bernadette, and Æsilfír (@Chacal) was all but wolfish; it was a strained and ragged cry;
find @Indra III
bring her back
leave
a three-step process during which he would need to rely upon his son and the bruin-heart.
and dealer's choice to ash whether or not she to wanted to drag off her little prize.
merrick quickened his pace, vision blurred.