I wake up in the middle of the night and groan a little with pain from my stiff muscles and my aching face. I prod at my nose, pleased to find that it’s already much better – the speed of wolf healing really is great, even though my nose is still too swollen to truly smell anything.
But as I sit up, I realize that the real problem here is that I am…grimy.
I’m completely covered in sweat and blood and my body feels…disgusting. I stick out my tongue as I survey myself, not even really able to believe that I was able to fall asleep like this. I mean, how much pain had I even been in?
A lot, my wolf reminds me, nudging me with her nose. Can we go find them now?
I scowl and mentally push her away, not able to think of it – or maybe just not wanting to, not right now. I mean, what the hel
