Ravensblood Forest Through Forest and Dale I'll save you

following following following after, hackles rising and rising until they could no more smell of own blood strong but smell of wolfs everywhere everpresent thick consistent

rodyn whispered and ears were upright focused on rodyn instead of wolfscent

water

eyes wide looked at water. strangerwolf. water again

wash?

water hated awful water stung eyes made body slick and slippery had such horrible stech clung to coat for hours after and if shehe tried wash it in flowerpatch would get water again smelling worse

and little glimmering see-trough water balls didn't even taste that good

rodyn asked if help was needed

yes

"no." with quick shake of head

greyhound came to water stilted legs looked at own reflection

face smeared blood.

heshe was still and looking for long moment, rodyn and strangerwolf talking.

soft, hitched sobbing. shehe dropped down to ground, covering bloodsoaked face with paws. hindlegs made motions as if swimming in place and body rolled side to side in effort to still horrible mess of thoughts not aware it made state more obvious

sniff sniff sob hitch

me: i have made Character 

conscience: you fucked up a perfectly good dog is what you did. look at it. it’s got anxiety