The Usual (Post-Raid Healing)

The infirmary quickly becomes a bustle of activity, the healers preparing for the influx of patients. Fern offers her paws where needed, helping organize and bundle things. Soon the fighters start to filter in and the gray girl slips toward the back of the room, allowing healers and fighters pair off. Fern’s task becomes finding Rudy and her eyes stay glued to the door. Ocean-hued eyes catch Serenity and Fern offers her friend a smile and dip of her head. With that, her eyes quickly return to watching the door and scanning the room, trying to find Rudy. Fear begins to grip her heart as two more wolves appear, neither of them the motley gray boy who has stolen her heart. Wolves move and shift and Fern almost misses the happy, smug face of Rudyard arriving. He is all smiles as he enters and she resists the urge to rush over and tackle the gray boy. Golden amber eyes find her and Fern shifts restlessly as he slowly approaches.

There are too many bodies between Rudy and her which only adds to Fern’s agitation. She needs to touch him, to make sure he really is alright. Blood stained memories flash behind her eyes as Rudy speaks with Iolaire. When he finally breaks through the sea of wolves, Fern launches herself toward him, skidding to a halt just before they touch so she can inspect every inch of his body. He tries to ease her mind, playing it off as nothing while also talking of how the crazy wolf had tried to gut him. It takes another minute of inspection before Fern is satisfied that he won’t fall over dead in front of her. Swiftly, she presses her gray form into him and buries her face in his fur.

Inhaling his scent, Fern grounds herself in the moment, listening to his beating heart. When she steps back, her voice is relieved as she says, “I was so worried. Please… don’t do that again. At least… not without me.” Stepping to his side, Fern looks over the room for a healer to give Rudy their own inspection. Spying a very tall male with feathers tied into his fur, the girl points him out and says, “Come on Rudy, time to get you checked out.” With that she starts to herd the conquering hero toward the healer wolf.


"Fern"