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Post by Cinder on Sept 10, 2012 22:00:10 GMT -5
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Riversong could see the pain reflected in the beautiful female's eyes as she rolled onto her back. Luckily River had always been one that was able to keep a cool head in a stressful situation. She had a way of keeping cool under pressure and she could tell that it was going to come in handy here. As the black wolf rolled to expose her underbelly, it was clear that the nails had left quite a trail of distruction. The ground beneath her was stained a crimson red, and the soft fur of her belly was plastered down with the red liquid; showing shiny and black against the onyx pigmentation of the hairs.
Riversong could see the jagged edges of the wounds where the cat had riped through the flesh, and stared down into the muscle beneath. The smooth irdescent pink surface of the muscle was nicked in a few places, but the daggers on the cat's paws had not cut into the cavity that housed all of the vital organs. River breathed a slight sigh of relief, but the injuries that were there would be hard enough to treat. The bleeding was the first thing to deal with though.
"Do NOT move. I will be right back, it is going to be alright."
River ran to a clearing that she knew of that was only a little ways off. As she got there she let out a low growl, her vision around the edges was becoming fuzzy. She didn't have time for this. She could feel the hot wetness running down from her shoulder in torrents, and the searing pain that shot through it with each step, but she ignored it. Shaking her head from side to side, and trotted over to get what she had come after. She quickly picked a few poppy heads to take back, she would give Ember the seeds to kill the pain. Then she started picking heads of cotton and putting them onto a pine branch that she found fallen from a tree. Pulling the bransh between her teeth, she rushed back to Ember's side.
She shook the poppy seeds out onto a leaf and made her eat them, explaining that they would help the pain, and relax the injured muscle. When that was done she moved her attention to the wounds. The blood was still flowing freely, and it needed to be stopped. Quickly River pulled the fluff from the cotton, and pressed the wad to the wounds, applying pressure with both forepaws. She had to repeat the process 3 times before the crimson stopped soaking through and onto her paws, but eventually it had tappered off to just a drop here and there. Riversong put another wad of cotton over the long wounds, using her teeth and paws to tie a vine that she had found around the 'bandage' to hold it in place. When that was done she sat back on her haunces and looked at Ember.
"The bleeding has stopped. They are deep, but it didn't hit anyting vital. You shouldn't be moving around a lot though. I brought this bough to get you back to the dens, you shouldn't be walking all that way."
River's voice was soft and concerned, but it also held a note of exaustion. The blurryness had crept in and now filled her visiion completely. She was so tired, all she wanted was to sleep, and her shoulder hurt her so bad. The heat laced through her shoulders, and burned down her spine. The blood was still running in a steady stream down her leg, and pooling around her foot. She chose to ignore it, putting all of her focus on Ember.
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Post by Alarice <3 on Sept 12, 2012 19:01:27 GMT -5
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Ember heard her loud and clear. When she returned, Ember ate the seeds and then let River work. Moving a little in discomfort, she was soon done and looked to River. Frowning slightly, she spoke in a concerned voice.
I will not allow you to pull me in your condition. Go get the alpha to help us. He will know what to do. Go River I will be fine.
Ember was feeling weak, she could also see RIver was too. She needed rest, pulling her 150 pounds wouldn't help. Ember pleaded with her Emerald green eyes with RIver to go get the alpha.
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Post by Cinder on Sept 12, 2012 20:30:04 GMT -5
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River looked into the emerald eyes of the onyx wolf that laid before her. She could see the begging in them, but she could not bring herself to follow the request. She shook her head as she gave her answer.
"No. I will not leave you here like this. You can not defend yourself in this condition, and I will not risk something happening to you in my absence. I am fine, I can do this. I can get you home."
As the words left her mouth they were strong and confident, but she was not overly sure that she was fine. She swayed slightly on her paws and laid down to hide it. There was too much blood, and it was not relenting in its cascade from her shoulder down her leg. The ground at beneath her foot was saturated with the life giving substance, and it felt to her as if her life was draining away. Her head slowly crept towards her paws, she only wanted to rest for a moment...
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Post by Alarice <3 on Sept 13, 2012 19:18:18 GMT -5
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Ignoring her wounds, Ember jumped forward into the woods. GRabbing some cotton and poppy seeds, she raced back. Laying down the seeds, she hoped River would eat them. Cursing, she knew she was bleeding again. Pushing the cotton over the wounds, she covered them okay. Smiling, she licked River
"You okay?"
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Post by Cinder on Sept 13, 2012 21:25:57 GMT -5
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A growl of worry left River's silver lips. She had shown too much, hadn't faught hard enough, and now Ember was bleeding again. She licked the poppy seeds infront of her, and then pulled herself to her paws.
"Lay back down and let me tend to your belly, your bleeding again. Now will you let me pull you back? Now that you see what moving will do to you?"
River rebandaged the wounds and then sat loking at her friend. Wow, they had really gotten into it deep. Most wolves started a frieship slow, but not them. She decided to share this thought.
"YYou know, most wolves don't start out a friendsip by almost getting eaten by a lion in the woods. They go for a quiet walk, or sit and talk."
River grinned, her eyes shining with mischief beneath the pain and fatigue.
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Post by Alarice <3 on Sept 14, 2012 19:10:57 GMT -5
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Ember laughed out loud at River. What a random and strange thought to leave her maw.
Yea, our friendship is definately different, and yes you may pull me if you insist.
Moving to the sled like thing, she layed down and sighed in relief. She was hurting...
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Post by Cinder on Sept 15, 2012 12:39:42 GMT -5
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Riversong watched as Ember crawled onto the "sled" that she had brought for her. After checking her wounds again to make sure that they were not bleeding. When she was satisfied, she nodded with a smile and moved to the end of the branch that stuck up like a handle. Taking it in her teeth, she began to pull it along the ground toward the dens.
Within a few feet the wound on her shoulder had opened up, and blood was pouring out with a vengence. Coating her leg in a fresh covering of crimson and leaving a trail among the leaves. But she ignored it, deturmined to get her friend back to the dens; back to safety.
It took her an hour of pulling to get them back, but get Ember back she did. As she pulled the sled out into the clearing she turned to look at her friend. As she did so the world began to spin violently, and a strange feeling came over her. She could feel the soaking heat running down her side, but all of her senses seemed to be dulled. Her head cocked to the side in a questioning manner, and her body fell to the ground, everything going dark...
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Post by Alarice <3 on Sept 15, 2012 17:45:53 GMT -5
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Ember jumped off the sled and rushed to River. SHe had fainted, ember didn't know what to do. Nudging her, she didn't awaken, so she ran forward and grabbed the ingredients for the bandage. Applying the cotton and seeds, She sat and prayed for River to awaken, she couldn't do this alone. Why was the world so hateful to her?
River wake up please?
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Post by Cinder on Sept 15, 2012 22:44:14 GMT -5
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Riversong sat watching the glow of the fireflies float through the warm twilight air. The sun was setting and washed the earth in a gentle bath of blues and indigo hues. The whisps of clouds in the sky caught the last rays of the glowing orb and turned them to vioet brilliance that was a stark contrast to the velvety heavens above. Here and there sparkling pin pricks in the velvet curtain shown like diamonds, twinkling and blinking in starry beauty.
A soft breeze blew and fuffled her fur, brushing her with a gentle warmth. A smile graced the beautiful lupine's lips, only adding to her exquisitness. How lovely of a night it was turning out to be. A sound of canine pleasure slipped out of her throat, as she clsed her eyes and heaved a sigh. The air that danced into her nostrils smelled only of earth and the plant life that surrounded her.
Suddenly a thought slammed into her mind. This was wrong; all wrong. It was not summer, nor was it the right time of day. Riversong looked around in panick, and got to her feet, troting out into th open expanse. Something was seriously wrong, she should not be here. These were not her woods, this was not her clearing with tall grass and wildflowers all in bloom. It was fall at home, the weather turning colder, and the days growing shorter. It came back to her in bits and pieces, but slowly the awareness of where she belonged came back to her.
Her head cocked to the side as a voice ame to her, garbled and lower than a whisper. Then again, a little louder and clearer. River began to run, following the words that were becoming louder and clearer to her each time they sounded.
"River, wake up please."
River slammed back into her body with a jolt and opened her eyes to see a very distressed Ember standing before her. She didn't know how she looked, but she felt like death warmed over.
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Post by Alarice <3 on Sept 16, 2012 18:46:27 GMT -5
Ember smiled as River came to and licked her cheek...staring at her, she asked a simple question..
"what can I do to help?"
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Post by Cinder on Sept 16, 2012 19:28:17 GMT -5
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Riversong lay still for a moment and slowly pushed herself so that she lay on her belly rather than her side. Looking at Ember she felt horrible, she had not meant to do that, and she knew that the other wolf was worried and scared. Trying to bring fun back into the situation, but at the same time being serious, her voice came as a joking growl.
"You can lay your pretty ass down."
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Post by Alarice <3 on Sept 18, 2012 15:50:59 GMT -5
Laughing, Ember laid down. Her legs gladly giving up her weight. Smiling, she layed her head down and drifted to sleep..
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Post by Cinder on Sept 18, 2012 19:26:42 GMT -5
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Riversong relaxed as she watched the black female lay down. She watched to make sure that her wounds had not reopened, and saw aith satisfaction that they had in fact not. The pretty female looked at Riversong with a smile and laid her head on her paws. Ember fell asleep quickly, and River smiled to herself, she knew that her friend was exausted.
As she lay watching Ember sleep, her mind wandered over all of the events of the day. It had been a day filled with pure chaos, and now that is was quiet, she was amazed at how clear each detail of it really was. The attack from that cat stood out as the most shocking part, but what tore at her the most was the yell that Ember had let out as the cat's claws ripped through her hide. It ripped her heart out that she had let her friend get hurt.
I should have done a better job of keeping her safe. I should have faught harder and kept her from getting hurt. She thought to herself, a soft and broken whisper escaping her maw as a single tear rolled doen her cheek.
"I'm sorry."
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Post by Alarice <3 on Sept 20, 2012 19:00:32 GMT -5
Ember awoke the next morning tire still. Her stomach hurt badly and she was stiff. Maybe chasing the cat wasn't a good idea. Whining softly, she stood and shook out her coat. Dried blood coated her stomach and she grimaced in pain. The pain was like a scar she'd never forget, she'd never been so hurt in her life....looking to River, she spoke softly.
"Don't be sorry River, you did what you could"
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Post by Cinder on Sept 20, 2012 22:19:50 GMT -5
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River looked at Ember with sadness in her eyes. She could see the pain as Ember carefully shook her coat out, and winced. She had not tried to stand yet, and did not know if she even could after the hours of laying here. Her heart broke as she met the other wolf's eyes. She should have been able to stop this, she should have kept her new friend safe. She whispered simply...
"It wasn't enough."
River got carefully to her paws, and stepped toward the other lupine, but the injured leg would not hold her leg. When she put her weight on it, it collapsed beneath her and she yipped in pain. Standing again, this time being careful not to put weight on the offending appendage, she moved to Ember's side, and began to gently clean her side and belly of the blood that was there. She doubted Ember would miss her injury though, she was too caring for that. But she went on licking the soft downy fur clean.
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