It had been hell getting this far. Passing through the desert for a period of time had drained the brute?s energy, leaving him dehydrated and moving only on instinct. His body was trembling quite a bit, the blood on the right side of his face having dried in the baking heat of the sun. He had yet to open his right eye... It didn?t matter what had happened to him right now. All that mattered was getting Nalyda help. He just prayed that the pack would be able to. As soon as they reached the border at the gorge Kar would shakily, and, as carefully as he could slide Nalyda off his back. He threw back his head, giving a weak howl, praying that the alpha, as well as a healer that he requested, would answer it. He would drop to the earth then as well, moving to lick Nalyda?s face. ?Hang on... Please...? He whispered to her. Speech, Thought

Nalyda would cough slightly. The heat that was from the desert that they had passed was causing her to be burned and in pain from the wounds, and that maybe she was dehydrated with the way that they had been moving. The smell of food caused her stomach to growl, but she was in too much pain to care about her feeling hungry. She could hear Kar begging her to hang on. She was going to do the best she could.

"I'll try my love," she would tell him as she had closed her eyes. Her body was shaking due to lack of water and food, the lack of things that she needed would mean that she could get sick or worse. Kar haf managed to help her before, but even though he had helped her, it didn't seem to be helping much due to the loss of blood.

A weak howl would barely catch the druid's attention. The sound was so soft and distant that he almost thought he imagined it, but there was no mistaking the sound of distress that tone held. He dropped everything he was doing immediately, his instincts as a healer telling him to respond. He turned toward the sound and ran, his pale paws crossing the distance as quickly as he could. He finally caught the scent of wolves near the border and he would follow it, his two-tone gaze seeking them out. Finally he would spot the pair, immediately spotting the blood covering the face of one and the trembling of the other. They were in rough shape, whatever had happened to them. Cael approached them, recognizing that neither of them smelled of Valhalla, not that he much cared. They were wolves in need of help and he would do that. He hoped Erani or Imena had heard their call as well so one or both of them would arrive soon. He dipped his head to the male, apparently the more conscious of the two of them. "My name is Cael. What happened?" While the male explained, Cael would work while he listened. He peered closely at the male's face, trying to distinguish the wounds from the blood. He would turn his attention to the fea who seemed to be in just as bad, if not worse, shape. They were both obviously dehydrated and water needed to be the first thing on his list to find. Cael would motion for the gray and white male to follow him, offering his help to keep either or both of them upright as they moved slowly to a nearby puddle. One of the openings in the ceiling of the ravine had let in some rainwater, forming a small pool there. "Don't drink too much at once, just small sips at first," he warned before he began pondering what herbs he could find here. Speech Thought Companion Others

She was so weak... He wondered how much blood she really lost. Some of her own blood stained his own body. Kar would give a soft sigh... And then finally someone would approach, and silently Kar would thank Siri, the goddess whom he believed in, before addressing the male. ?A mountain lion decided to attack us...? The tone in his voice told that there was surely more to it than that, though now was hardly the time for explaining such things. Nalyda could have broken ribs... And the cut over his eye was stinging like crazy. He still wasn?t sure if his eyes being narrowed as they were when the blow landed had spared the orb or not... But time would tell. Kar would get back to his paws. Nalyda's injuries would prevent her from moving, however. The male would look to her, eyes sad. ?Her injuries are too bad for her to move on her own. I got us here as fast as I could but with the heat...? She was definitely in worse shape. His face bore the worst damage, other than that, really, he was just dehydrated and tired from trying to get somewhere for Nalyda to get help. He would move over to the water, giving a nod, lowering his head to the water and taking a few laps. It was hard not to just go all out as the liquid met his tongue, but he fought to restrain himself. Speech, Thought

Nalyda would wince out in pain, she had been hurt for quite some time and her wounds did not seem to be healing properly. She nodded her head to the brute in acknowledgement, and she sighed and could hear the sound of birds as the crows and buzzards approaching her. She snarled out in rage and she howled as a crow pecked off a loose piece of flesh that was still attached to her form. She kicked back and forth in anger and rage as she whimpered despite the pain.

"Damn birds..." she winced as she closed her eyes and looked to Kar with pleading eyes. She needed help now, and even though this male said he would help them, how would he help her if it seemed she could not even stand or do anything?