Redsand Canyon You're just like an angel

Other than the attack, it seemed things had been business as usual. Kallik liked when things were boring. He wanted to heal and go back to patrols and training, and then spend his nights like this. But he knew that was not something he could control. They were a military outpost, and he was a soldier; that meant things were likely to be the opposite of boring. 

She brushed her nose above his wounds and he stayed still to let her. He trusted she wouldn't do anything to hurt him; she was the one who had made his pain far more tolerable. Nothing exciting, he said. A lot of foxes to deal with. That part had been fun. There is more forest down there and a lake bigger than the one at the oasis. He rubbed his chin over her head. When it's safe, I will take you there to see it. Eventually it would all be patrolled territory, but he could take her there when he was sure there were no more cougars.

How long will I be on restriction, he asked her. He was worried it would be more than a few days. He would go stir crazy if he had to stay put for too long; he was used to his days being filled with work, and he liked it that way.