It all came crashing down

Wylan frowned thoughtfully at his patient. He'd always been pretty good at compartmentalising things. Gore and guts were interesting, and he was able to separate the thought of injuries with that of his friends or loved ones. When he looked at Ignita, he saw a friend. When he looked at her wounds, he saw an interesting learning opportunity.  


As she started to speak, he heard her distress. Almost absent-mindedly he reached down and picked up his little round polar bear companion. Tucking him in next to the injured wolf. “Hug this, doctor's orders” he instructed her. Spud always made him feel better, after all.

He knew he needed to bind her ribs, and make a splint for her leg. He got to work on the splint first, admiring the interesting way that bruises were already sprouting across her body. “You need to hold still” he cautioned her as set her fractured leg and wrapped the splint around it. The pain killers had had time to kick in by now. He paused to smear some aloe vera over her bruises before moving on to her ribs. “How are you feeling?” He asked her.