The Last Night

He sighed quietly with contentment as she applied the dandelion to his joints. It was soothing, though how much they would work for him he didn't know. If anything, at least he could give her that sense of accomplishment. After all that had happened when she was young, she needed it. She never stuttered around him anymore, but when it came to being around strangers? Sometimes she fell back into those old habits. He watched as she nosed the elderberries towards him, telling him it was the last thing he would be taking for now. He ate them up, chewing them and swallowing them like he had done with the first set of meds. He didn't mind the elderberries, they tasted better then the other stuff.

Once he finished that, he got up and rolled his shoulders. "Alright, you stay here. I'm going to see if I can find a rabbit or two, I'll be back soon." Turning away, he headed out of the cave and into the night. Surely there would be some prey nearby, an easy hunt he hoped.