No fear allowed
03-10-2021, 09:40 PM
It was going to be ok. He had dug her out, he had found her. She looked up at him and then she went underwater?? Naiche admittedly took a second to stare in shock before his mind chided him that staring was taking up time. Naiche felt fear sinking into his heart as he dropped his own head into the water to grab for Asla’s scruff. The golden wolf’s eyes squeezed shut when he felt the biting cold water touch them. Damn it this water was horrible. It could suck the life right out from, well, a thought for another place. Naiche forgot he was tired and sore. With her scruff in his mouth, he worked at dragging her out of that horrid little basin. Naiche had her head and throat above water, her coat soaked with water made her feel heavier than planned. Backing up Naiche fell, jaw cracking on a rock and Asla slipping from his grasp. Naiche snapped at her scruff before she could slide all the way back underwater. They were running out of time! Despite that Naiche stood still a few more seconds to get his heart rate and mind back under control. Suddenly he wished they weren’t so alone. Admittedly Naiche wanted help but, there was no time to get it now. Guess he didn’t need to worry about anyone seeing him look weak. Naiche started pulling Asla back onto the ground again, praying she was still breathing when he got her all the way up. It needed to be fast, it wasn’t fast but it was completed. They needed to move somewhere warm. First, though Naiche just dropped down next to her. Pulling her in next to him to try and give a little warmth as he got his breath back, and to make sure she was alive. Naiche was staying active at this point only out of necessity for her, so what if she wasn’t alive? “Asla,” Naiche’s tongue swept across her forehead, “Asla, are you ok? Please?” Another lick across her forehead. He’d never forgive her if she died. Naiche would never forgive himself either. Please, he inwardly begged. "Speech"
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