hurry up now

He settled himself in front of her, leaning on his haunces so he could work with his forepaws. When she tried to do the toe herself, he nudged her paw away. Gripping it himself in a gentle but firm grasp. “I know there's been a lot of hard lessons these last few days” he said, almost regretfully. “But you're doing great” he pulled the toe into place, supporting it with one paw as he used the other to start binding it with what she had already put aside.


Once it was bound, he used the back of his paw to wipe away the silent tears that had sprung forth the moment he'd pulled the toe into position. “There.” He said gently. The first time he'd ever been gentle with this wolf. “All you have to do is exactly what I say, and your life won't be so bad.” He told her, patting her cheek.