A change in stature

Bindu Epals · 01-26-2011, 12:10 AM

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Now that she was assured that this new body could walk, the wolfdog felt like collapsing near the fire and falling asleep. Her head pounded a forceful lullaby, thump, thump, thump, making her fingers float up to a temple and rub it wearily. Beneath the exhaustion was a solid wall of unhappiness that would not blur or fade. Bindu wanted to sleep now, not only to satisfy her body's needs but to forget, if only while in slumber, of what had happened to her today.

And now you are standing on your own. Niro said calmly. The teen nodded and retreated a step away from him, her shoulders hunched in a stoop that made her seem thinner and more frail. After what the gray man had done to help her, from the crackling fire to his unwavering arm, Bindu considered Niro to be a friend. However, no matter how much she wanted his companionship now, to see his foggy outline as she fell asleep, the girl could not bear to detain her savior for any longer.

She took another step back until the tree's rough bark pressed into her back. Knees folded up to her chest, and her arms folded around them, loosely clasped together. Bindu let her head rest, but her dark eyes remained open and fixed on the male standing before her. "Thank you," she whispered. A soothing warmth crept up her toes from the orange flames, although the sensation was unsettling. There should be paws there, not toes ...

"I don't know what I would have done ..." The hybrid's head shook faintly, a weak frown on her face. She would still be changing if Niro hadn't come along, stuck in the ugly halfway form. Her eyes blinked once or twice and then closed entirely; normally, Bindu would be more cordial but the sleep was quickly settling in.

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