Shepherd Of Fire

You wait, observing the worm. Its jump, its arc, every detail important. You're patient, but is patience enough for such a creature? Just when you think you've got its movements down, it surprises you, its body extending and lashing out in your direction before you're able to react. You feel pain, and then everything goes dark...

All you remember is the hot blazing heat and then... cool darkness. You awake outside of the chasm on a smooth, flat rock.

A familiar form kneels beside you, tending your wounds. It takes several blurry moments to realize this is not your guide, but a cluster of fireflies in a cloak the same color as your guide's fur. Your injuries are blindingly painful, but you will live; you can tell somehow by the way the fireflies buzz around you. The right side of your neck Your Inner front left leg hurts the most, you realize, as you become acutely aware of the gaping wound fractured bone there - you think you need to find a healer, and fast. It's sure to leave a scar (roughly 5 inches long). You feel less skilled now as well, losing 96 66 fighting points.

You realize loosely how little sense that makes and you wonder if this is real, but a warm force closes your eyes and bids you to think of home, of safety. When you awake next, you are in a safe place, one which you might have imagined.