by Phoenix's Rebirth » Sun Nov 07, 2010 6:49 am
((sorry, I haven't posted in forever! school is trying to kill me.))
The big animals continued to graze in the clearing. Rosi did see the weaker one, but it was just as large as the others. Were Ryeka and Dawn really going to fight it and kill it so they could eat it? Rosi was hungry. But . . .
Rosi listened intently to the words of her friends, but looking at the huge animal before them was too much. She quietly crawled backward and hid herself behind a tree. "Can I just watch? I'm scared." Rosi didn't honestly think she had it in her. What could a little lion cub possibly do against those big things?
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Derex was finally glad to be alone. After a while, the pain medicine began to work, and he became weary. He was so tired, but sleep wouldn't come. He couldn't stop thinking about . . . them. What would they say if they saw him in this condition? Is this the reason they abandoned him in the first place? Did they not think Derex was good enough for this?
That must be it then. My own parents couldn't have cared less about me. So, why would Kaiya? Maybe she just saved me to get me to thank her. Maybe she wants me to train her to be better at hunting. Humph, yeah right! Like that'll ever happen. Besides, you don't care for a stranger. Not without a motive.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
-Matthew 5: 4
I never blamed you . . . not once.
-Aerith