The sun light streams thru the foliage above me creating a kaleidoscope affect as I run. I delight in the feel of the soft leaf littering ground beneath my paws and the warm summer air blowing thru my black fur. The sounds of birds and other animals keeping me company.
Pushing myself faster and faster a thrill runs thru me. trees blur with the pace in setting. I havent run for fun in much to long a time. Keeping myself hidden ment not shifting as I couldnt disguise my sent as well in my non human form. It felt fantastic to finally be able to let my wolf form loose. The freedom of this I would never be able to explain to a non-shifter.
Suddenly bursting out into a feild, I relize I've made a huge mistake while lost in my own thoughts. The feild is full of sheep! where there are sheep there are farmers with guns. Quickly I try to correct myself, unfortunately not before the thunderous bang of a Rifle fills my ears. Pain rips thru my shoulder as I blindly take off towards the nearest trees and back into the forest.
The bullet only grazed me but I run without direction panic seizing my common sense as all I can think is to get away before the next shot becomes fatal. After running blindly thru the woods for a bit I a make a mad dash across a road when something strikes me hard. My body flies thru the air and lands thankfully out of the road. I push myself to stand but my legs wont support my weight. The last thing I see as darkness takes over is the receding tail lights of an old rusty car.
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I awoke to voices talking around me. Foggy and distant at first but becoming clearer as the fog of sleep left.
"She seems to have been hit by a car. A few broken ribs and a broken arm, but Elias, the problem is shes not healing like shes supposed to. Perhaps there was silver in the paint or the bullet that grazed her shoulder" a feminine voice said.
"perhaps..."said a strong males voice. "you're sure she's a were?"
"not entirely... though she's obviously not just a wolf. A normal wolf wouldnt be attempting to pretend to still be unconscious" she replied back. then towards me, " if you are awake you should shift back. It'll make tending your wounds easier. You have 2 broken ribs and a broken front leg. I cant cast them till your back human or you'll have to stay a wolf til it heals."
I open my eyes groan. I was totally screwed. Ive f'ed up majorly theres no way they wont see the mark! AND I'm injured which means itll be hell to try to escape. A whimper escaped me.
"It's ok Elias will leave until your dressed" the woman said mistaking my whimper as fear of being indecent in front of a man. I looked up at her then. She was rediculously tall, with a out of this world perfecly curvy body. Viberant red curls tumbled down her back and vivid green eyes looked kindly at me." I'll get you a gown and you can go into the room over there and put it on. Open in the back I've got some gravel and dirt to wash out of that shoulder... oh and I'm Asia by the way."
I took the offered robe in my mouth and without looking at the man limped off into the room. Thru the door I heard Elias leave. I quickly shifter back to my human from. Hissing as I put my broken arm thru the sleeve of the gown I cursed my luck there was no way I would be escaping anytime soon. Even if I could summon my greatest form, the dragon, I would be stuck unable to get far with the broken bones. I climbed onto the bed and waited for Asia to come in and seal my unlucky fate.