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Maybe it was because Dos was younger like herself. Maybe it was because Dos spoke to her in such a friendly manner. Maybe it was because Dos had helped her instead of taken advantage of a crumbled wolf on the edge of the river that Elcid elected to give the poppy a second chance. The fox offered it to her and she reluctantly swallowed it down, resisting the urge to spit it out a second time (which was hard!) A question was posed to her - did she feel any other pain. Her head nodded before she verbally answered, her head still swimming with strange sensations and blocked receptors. She wanted to look at her leg. She wanted to so bad, but resisted the urge to do so. She was afraid that she would look down and see it snapped completely off. The pain of the motion had been excruciating, and her mind was still trying to comprehend what had just happened. So, instead she focused on the other wolf's question. "Yes" she answered with a pained and shaky whisper. "I fell off the waterfall and hit the rocks below" Sure, it didn't help tell the other wolf where else she was hurting, but rather explained why she had answered yes. She then suggested that they leave the area to find somewhere safer. Yes, that sounded smart. Maybe the wolf knew of a place? She didn't want to subject Dos' to bringing home two wolves, after all. Her mind made up the conversation on Dos' behalf: 'Yes mom I know there are two wolves outside. They're friends! One got hurt real badly and the other is a nurse. No, I promise they're not going to eat anyone.' The made-up conversation made her giggle - or was it the poppy? Instead of putting more effort into talking, Elcid nodded her head at the nurse and grit her teeth, trying to use her good front leg and hind legs to push herself up into a stand. She made it half-way up, then slumped back down to the ground. She would need help to stand and help to balance. Her green eyes looked to the other two, asking them for help without saying it. Gods, she was such a mess. |
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