getting inside my head

It was interesting watching the prey behave oddly. Deep down, it terrified him. The animals near the bamboo were not acting as strangely, but he wondered how long it would be until such happened. From what he could tell, the sickness was spreading quickly. A wildfire that could not be tampered. If the risk was worth it, Akito did not think twice to dispatch any animals that portrayed symptoms. Anything from lesions to bashing their heads, they would be saved from any more torture. What hurt the most was doing it to the wolves. Admittedly far more difficult as well, but it was necessary. The more rabid, sick ones were dangerous, and keeping his home safe was important.

Spread across the wide boulder that lay close to the ground, Akito was nothing more than a shadow. Steel gaze scanning the prairie as antelope and rabbit play. Well, it wasn't really playing, but he wanted to give himself the illusion until he had rested enough to save them. He even considered a nap until another shadowed figure caught his eye. Turning to look, he sees that of his half-brother, Bjorn, looking not sick at all. A sigh of relief and a nod of his head in greeting.