Oops I did it again

Well... fuck. Kaija was used to getting a little battered and bruised sometimes, thanks to both her status as a member of the Raiders and her general nature, but she'd kinda surprised herself with the damage she'd taken this time. Not that she'd really taken on a territory strong opponent, but she'd wrangled a couple coyotes again - pretty sure she'd even killed one of 'em - and coyotes were viscous, nasty little beasts. At least the ones she'd fought had been. Besides the general bruising she was feeling all over, especially where they'd really gone after her, one had left a wound that she could only classify as gaping. Nasty word for a nasty injury. Seemed fitting enough, didn't it?

Limping a bit further into the forest, Kaija finally paused to assess the wound. It was worse than she thought. A long open wound stretched from halfway up her left forelimb and nearly went to her pawpads. It was obvious even before she started to clean it, and she winced as she began to lap at it. It began to ooze fresh blood as she cleaned it, though the majority of it was caked into her fur. Maybe she should've waited until she got home to deal with it, but swimming with an open wound sounded like she was begging for an infection. Wincing through the pain she continued to clean her injury, hoping the faint scent of blood wouldn't alert anyone to her presence here.