OOC here!

Sky had been in her room at the time, restocking her medicines and resorting the first aid kits. She had spent most of the morning moving around, dealing with various new rules and the like. She had no idea where the hell her mate had disappeared to, and that was by far the worst of it; he could've been doing some seriously stupid things and here she was, stuck at home.

It wasn't until the faint knocking, followed by cries for help came to her ears that she snapped out of her frustrated work. That was coming from across the hall... the guest room... Valinta! She snapped away from her work instantly, bolting for the door. At a frantic speed, she bolted across the hall from her own room, unlocking the door quickly. Opening the door, she was met with Valinta, who had been leaning there.

Very likely, the patient had fallen as the door had opened, and if so, Sky would catch her carefully under the arms. "Oops. Hey, Valinta, sweetie..." Concern laced Sky's features, especially those blue eyes. "..you're awake. Oh thank gods." That catch became a hug, which turned into Sky attempting to get the girl back over to the bed.

"You're alright, hon. You're in my house. You're safe." Damn right she was; the place was a freakin' strong-hold. No one got in, no one got out without the keys. "Shawchert found you all beaten up, so he brought you here. You've been out like a light ever since. I was afraid you'd been in a coma." With any luck, Val would let Sky lay her back down into bed. "You need to stay still. I need to make sure you didn't go hurting yourself again. Lay down."

Sky sadfaces. ;-;

Sky knelt down beside the bed, one hand resting on her friend's foot, the other helping to hold herself up. She hated seeing Valinta like this, hated it so much, but at least she was awake, and at least she was moving, sitting up and talking. That was as much as anyone could ask for at this point. "Not long, Val. A week at most. That damned beast attacked you, but Shawchert's taken care of it. Everything's safe now." At least, Sky hoped so. Her mate hadn't said too much about the final battle they'd had, just that Argul wouldn't be causing any more trouble.

"I've been waitin' for you to wake up. Orin and the girls are still missin', but I'm gonna go look for them as soon as I trust you'll be okay." Then came the hard part. She bit her lip some, and shifted to sit up on the bed also, reaching over and taking one of her friend's hands. She had to know. "...there's... something else, too."

"We... We found a pup. A little girl. She had your scent on her, Val." Sky's ears were pinned back. She'd never tell Valinta what condition they'd found the little orphan in, simply because it would be far too harsh a blow for her. No, all she had to know was that the pup she'd probably found was dead. "Argul got to her. When Shawchert found you, there was nothing either of us could do."

There was a sadness in Sky's voice that didn't belong. Even during her own depression after the death of her sons, she'd never sounded so... hurt. The death of not one, but two innocent puppies had been a huge shock to her, and now that the final piece of the puzzle was fixed (save for Orin, who she'd yet to find) Sky felt as if she couldn't hold back anymore. Her emotions were getting to her.

She wouldn't cry though. This was Valinta's time for crying, not hers. She had to be the strong one, the one who made sure everyone was alright. She had to put the rest of the pack ahead of her now. She was their medic in training, and there was nothing she could do about herself until her job was good and done. "...I'm sorry."