i'll be back again

It felt as though he was never going to make it home. Though the man on the ship had given him something for pain, the herbs had long ago worn off. Chimera's ever step was excruciating as the busted ribs within him creaked and ground together. He never complained about pain, but he was very close to doing so now, not that there was anyone to listen. With each step, he had to convince himself to take one more. Then one more. Then one more. By the time he made it across the rope and barrel bridge, the dire brute was at his limit.

Chimera collapsed into the sand, his breathing labored. The giant's mouth hung agape and he panted away the heat brought on by the pain in his chest and side. He needed Siren. She was the first wolf to enter his mind. He needed Siren. From his place in the sand, Chimera released something close to a howl, though it was broken and pain filled. Then he waited, laying on his side in the sand with his busted ribs exposed to the slowly darkening sky. His eyes closed and he slowly regained his breath. At least he had made it home. Pain and exhaustion worked together, forcing him to accept little spurts of sleep while he waited for his sister. His savior.

"Chimera"