He was laying in a pile of leaves. His blood was tacky under him, on him. His head throbbed, his mouth tasted like ash. He remembered the shadow wolf, remembered the demonic light in it's eyes. He remembered fighting it. And then there was screaming. Lets of screaming, lots of anger. There was pain, he was punished... for something. He tried to fix his mind on it, but it slipped away. His eyes drifted to the bare branches above him. His golden eyes slipped shut, then opened again. It was dark now, he could see the stars. The butterflies whispered softly, soothing him back to sleep. As he drifted in and out of consciousness, he became aware of a burning sensation in his throat. He struggled to his feet, only to fall to his knees. The trek to a pond or river or stream was long. He barely remembered anything of it.
He awoke with his hands in the small stream. His wounds were full of mud. Voices whispered urgently of needing to care for his wounds. How many days had passed? The trees gave no answer. He cupped some of the cool water in his hands, splashing it on his face. He felt less woozy now. Less, disconnected. He looked at himself in the stream, the flowing water disrupting his image. What he could see was a straggly male with wounds on his chest, shoulders, and claw marks on his face. he didn't have to look to know that he'd been beaten severely. He opened his mouth to speak, but all that came out was a hoarse croak. He lifted some water to his mouth, drinking it in. It tasted so good, he knelt down and continued drinking. He drank so much water, he ended up throwing it back up. He leaned back against a nearby tree, closing his eyes again.
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