Is it the end?

She looked to Kane for reassurance that everything was going to be alright, but what she got instead was uncertainty in his eyes as he explained how the wounds themselves would just need time to heal, but the injury to his head injury was another story. Her heart lurched into her stomach as she sat by with her paws gripping the grass under them while Kane attempted to wake Rudy and failed, her jaw tensing as tears collected in her eyes. If they had just been a little closer or a little faster maybe they could have prevented this... but then again if they hadn't gotten here when they did there would be no chance of saving him after the bear had ripped him apart. She gave a shaky sigh and nodded when he told her that Rudyard was still breathing and decided he wasn't braindead. Her fool hardy, head strong boy... He'd gotten himself into trouble so many times, but this was by far the worst he had been in and it was hard to breathe past the fear that she might lose him.

When Kane got into position to carry Rudyard on his back, she nodded again and got to her paws, lifting and rolling Rudyard the rest of the way onto Kane's back with a bit of effort so they could at least get him to the castle. Her mind was so far away that she had completely forgotten about the lacerations on her own shoulder, the minor wounds so incredibly insignificant when it felt like her son's life was in the balance. Once Rudy was securely on Kane's back she followed alongside him up the slope toward the castle and she let loose a howl once they were within the castle walls to warn Gwynevere that they were on their way to the infirmary so she could begin to prepare.

Tamsyn Carpathius