touch and go

Thankfully, he slept pretty soundly during Iolaire's work and caused her little trouble while fixing him up. Now, it was just up to his body and mind to recover and those two simply wouldn't go down without a fight. He might have been broken and bruised, but his will was far stronger than that.

Her words went unheard through his bandages and ruptured eardrums, but as he began to wake the scent of her and her den was powerful enough as he began to stir that he started to realize where he was. Due to the herbs and medicines, he was slow to fully rise but his breathing changed and gave enough of a sign if she were watching. Slowly, he finally opened his eyes and tried to focus on her form through lazy blinks and released a soft whine.