when the whole world trembles and shakes

N/A · 04-01-2014, 11:11 PM

Cooed words of assurance cascaded around the boy, both from Surreal and Alpine that they were okay and so would he. He knew he was hurt but their words scared him, was he really hurt that bad? He could't look, couldn't bring himself to do it he knew he would just panic more if he did so instead he focused on Alpine. Focused on those blue eyes that promised that every word he said was true. He had something to focus on now beyond the pain, Erani had said yes to Alpine teaching him and it was like everything else didn't matter anymore and he was floating. It was everything he wanted to hear and the whole reason why he had gone out today. Suddenly all the bad things that had happened that day, in those last 45 minutes melted away in light of this new news. He was going to be a warrior. His tail thumped against the ground a few times, weakly as he looked between Alpine and Surreal with a smile etched across his features. Had Surreal heard that? Was she proud of him? He had grown up chasing her around when he and his sister had gone to Erani's to be babysat, always loving her swirly colours. His need to please others was great but these two wolves before him were some of the most important people in his life aside from his family.

And then it all started again, everyone panicking around him. He tried to slip and slither into the darkness as rocks continued to clatter down around them. Then suddenly Alpine was beside him, nudging at him to help him rise so they could flee faster. He struggled, a lot of trying, failing and army crawling some more before finally he was able to get to his paws and lean heavily on the white male's leg. His leg was broken above his ankle but below his heel so he could lift the useless appendage off the ground light high enough so it wouldn't drag. But it seemed that their panic and worry was for not, the tremor ceasing it's intensity to a tiny vibration that he could only feel in his leg. Surreal turned back to their original entrance and started up a steep slope, calling back to them that they would have to climb."I can't?" He whispered under his breath, looking up at the daunting task laid out before them. There was no way Erion cold climb that even in his best shape and he didn't want to have Alpine carry him in the shape he was in. His head was bleeding and Erion was starting to worry about him. "You guys can go, get help. I'll wait here for you. Go!" He said, balancing precariously on three legs as he pressed his forehead against Alpine's leg to try and push him forward.

The intensity of the vibrations began to increase again, this time slowly and almost unnoticeable at first until the pebbles began to bounce around on the floor. "Go before it all collapses in! I need to get away from the open." He said, louder now so Surrel could hear him as well. He was beginning to understand the danger of the crack he had fallen through. When the ground began to tremble the stones would stop from the top of the gorge and gain speed before they would ping down around them. If he could get away and get under the enclosed area then he would have more of a chance here. He didn't want to die but he didn't want them to be trapped down here with him either, didn't want him to be their downfalls. He looked up at Alpine with pleading eyes, trying to lean away from him to stand on his own but it seemed that as soon as he stopped touching Alpine he teetered and fell back into his leg for support.

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