Trample upon me all you wish, I won't give up
07-26-2013, 03:08 AM
A low agonized groan met the warriors tongue. He had lied where he was for a few moments after escaping his near death experience with the buffalo herd. The last remaining stragglers passed him by. Moaning in alarm at the herd that had run ahead, leaving them behind. His body throbbed, heart pounding in his ears as the drumming faded away, leaving behind the silence that engulfed him. Ears twitched up as he heard a voice breaking the silence, the she wolf he had rescued he assumed. He pulled himself up with effort, the adrenaline rushing away as quickly as it had come, causing him to feel every spot where the buffaloes hooves had struck. His shoulders throbbed, his ribs, his flank, his back, and even the right side of his head where a bull had clipped him with his hoof. Simply put, the entire right side of his body hurt with the exception of hits on his left shoulder where the hoof marks showed on his white fur where he had gotten stepped on. At this point, he wondered if he had any broken bones, but wasn't sure. He had been through a lot worse after all, and though his body was slim, it was just as sturdy. He lightly shook his head, the movement causing his head to throb in the beginning of a headache. He brought his legs underneath him, and stood in one quick motion. His body swayed a little, and responded without looking at where the female was. "Y...yeah...I think I'm fine." He groaned. Just as soon as he finished speaking, he opened his eyes and his field of vision seemed to have adopted white stars as he fell over again with a grunt. He pulled himself onto his stomach again, eyes closed to try and refocus himself. When he opened them, he waited a few seconds before looking up to see where the she-wolf was. His senses began to clear little by little, though most of them seemed to still be beaten out of him. Ugh...man I really need to get a hold of myself...who the hell did I just save that got me into that mess? He thought with slight annoyance. Then again, anyone would have thought the same thing when they were nearly trampled to death. He sniffed, eyes finally focusing on the grey blur near him. He took in a surprised gasp and eyes widened in shock as he realized who it was. Taken aback, he jumped slightly, falling back. "Y...You!? Wh...how...I..." He slammed his mouth shut, completely surprised and with no idea what to say, he simply couldn't help but stare in surprise. So he had run into her for the third time already...he thought back to the time they met on the battlefield sometime about a month ago...when she had told him to stay away or else she'd hurt him. And then to the time at the cave with her nephew, she hadn't shown any signs of forgiving him then either. So he had walked away without a word, half hoping to never cross paths with the angry femme. But that day...he had sensed something deeper then what she showed. He swallowed, wondering what she would do to him. She had made it clear his presence was unwelcome around her, and he had silently promised to do just that. To stay away...just like everyone else. But once again, Fate had brought them together. Or was it just coincidence? Either way, he awaited her response. He was sure she hadn't realized who had just saved her as she was still probably recovering just as he was. He waited then, for her response. Speech Thoughts You |