Skye's heart pounded in her chest as she and Tidas closed the distance between them and Klaus. He collapsed to his knees a few feet away from them, out of exhaustion. He was bleeding from his arm and head quite badly, and he was gasping for air. Skye hopped down off of her horse to heal him as Tidas asked what had happened.
Taking large breaths, Klaus explained as quickly and clearly as he could: "General Zas and I were out in the woods training, and this giant dog, wolf-thing, came at us! It's covered in woods and moss and the like, but it's teeth.. General Zas called it a Barghest, and told me to run for help. I tried to help the general instead, but it was so fast; too fast for a human.. The general tried to keep it away from me, but it hit me with it's tail... I swear it broke a rib or two..Gods, just it's damn tail! I don't know what happened after that.. All I know is he ordered me to run.."
