I Remember

Though she wasn't terribly old, years of battles were catching up to the giant woman. More and more often she was forced to seek rest. Even one year ago, she had been able to patrol non stop. Now her previously injured shoulder ached and felt as though bone was grinding on bone. She needed to rest or she would make herself lame. The big woman pushed it though, as was her way. When her body wanted to quit, she told it no and went just a little further. Today that was a mistake.

Resin moved gingerly on the toes of her front left leg. The shoulder ached and she limped along, the altered gait terribly noticeable. Making it back to her den, the giantess crumpled to the ground in the shade, exhausted from pain. She had an idea that something within the shoulder had shifted or pinched and wondered if it would be like that for the rest of her days.

Rest was what she needed. So the behemoth would lay in the shade until the pain eased enough that she might move inside the den. It would most likely take a while for the inflammation to settle. She could call for Iolaire, but she didn't want to worry the busy girl. Instead she simply lay on the grass, head between her massive paws, and watched the world go by.