the host

tender jaws found their mark quickly, and within seconds he was pulling with every fiber. she would not drown, not on his account. he would save her. and he did. but just as he stepped off to the side to examine her, his footing slipped and along with that a large CRACK! struck the air. for a moment he was confused. he was not a large man, and the ground was moist and hardly likely to make such a noise. until he felt a nearly numbing pain radiating from his right leg.. wincing and grinding his teeth, his chin slid through the slick mud and took a gander at the large tree now crushing his leg. he laid there, unable to really comprehend. he tried getting up, before falling back down. he was in a trance, simply attempting over and over to stand.