As he carried her, he considered his options upon arriving at the town. There was certainly a risk of being seen, but he wondered if he could lessen that by waiting nearby, and completing the journey at nightfall, when it was dark enough for him to go unnoticed. It was a very tempting idea, if it weren't for the state she was in. Rau didn't know how much time she had left. He glanced at her, a bit concerned, and that was the moment when she spoke up, managing only the single word before losing her breath. With a tightening of his lips, he looked ahead again, spotting the tops of the buildings over the next hill. The town was a sleepy one. That was part of the reason he had chosen to live near it. There was, of course, the inherent danger of being discovered, living so close, but the value of having a town nearby meant that the wilds were more full as animals fled to the hills following the human's hunting habits. His was a prime spot.
One he was going to have to lose after this.
He gritted his teeth, settling Kade into his lap as he sat down behind the hill. There were a few hours left in the day, and he intended to wait until nightfall to see her to the town. Though she might be injured, at the moment, she didn't seem to need the medical attention badly enough to rush. Of course, the thought reminded him of their distance from the town, and with a moment of grinding his teeth, he closed his eyes and picked her back up, carrying onward in the sleepier hours of the day toward the little town. It would only take him another hour or so to make it there, and despite the fact that the town wouldn't be in bed yet, it was all he could do. If he waited too long, she could die. Her cough wasn't much better, and the way it sounded didn't strike Rau as a very good sound. In fact, it made him worry quite a great deal. So he kept walking, cradling her body in his arms. If he was honest with himself, he appreciated the contact she was giving him, and the way she felt in his arms, but it wasn't something he was going to get to keep. She was not his, after all, and he would return her to her people.
"Almost there."
She felt frail in his arms. Moreso even than game. And Rau took great care not to jostle her much as he moved, trekking through the snow and ice. A storm was brewing, he now noticed, as he came over the last hill between them and the town. In the distance, the clouds were growing thick and tight, and bulging ominously with the promise of snow and wind and rain and ice. This day was getting worse by the moment.
One he was going to have to lose after this.
He gritted his teeth, settling Kade into his lap as he sat down behind the hill. There were a few hours left in the day, and he intended to wait until nightfall to see her to the town. Though she might be injured, at the moment, she didn't seem to need the medical attention badly enough to rush. Of course, the thought reminded him of their distance from the town, and with a moment of grinding his teeth, he closed his eyes and picked her back up, carrying onward in the sleepier hours of the day toward the little town. It would only take him another hour or so to make it there, and despite the fact that the town wouldn't be in bed yet, it was all he could do. If he waited too long, she could die. Her cough wasn't much better, and the way it sounded didn't strike Rau as a very good sound. In fact, it made him worry quite a great deal. So he kept walking, cradling her body in his arms. If he was honest with himself, he appreciated the contact she was giving him, and the way she felt in his arms, but it wasn't something he was going to get to keep. She was not his, after all, and he would return her to her people.
"Almost there."
She felt frail in his arms. Moreso even than game. And Rau took great care not to jostle her much as he moved, trekking through the snow and ice. A storm was brewing, he now noticed, as he came over the last hill between them and the town. In the distance, the clouds were growing thick and tight, and bulging ominously with the promise of snow and wind and rain and ice. This day was getting worse by the moment.
The mind is a fantastic, dangerous place. Don't go alone.
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