they found your bones

The sun's coming up

Sinking into the tree, the hutner continued to focus on his breathing. He was not sure how long he was there, bleeding and tired and destroyed, when his mind broke with his companion's. All of what she was surged into him and he opened his eyes, panic and relief flooding him in equal measure. The griffin bound toward him from the underbrush, and in her wake, Deimos.

Eira was careful not to jump on the wounded man, though she wanted to. She chirped and trilled and looked him all over. As Zuriel approached, the snowy white creature leapt across Noah's legs to rest on the other side of him, wings splaying over his other leg as she crouched protectively over him, her emotions too much to keep her bottled up in her body.

Deimos, Noah reached out, too tired to speak anything aloud -- and too cautious in this unknown forest. Then, the raven came down from his perch, having been watching over the hunter as he leaned against the tree. He rested on Noah's shoulder, unmoving. Where is Hotaru? He asked, though his eyes fell to Zuriel as she lowered her horn. The magic reached out for him -- pulling back and together ripped muscle and skin. Noah flinched, though as the unicorn worked her art of healing he felt the pain dissipate to a dull ache in his leg.

{Korbin mention and PP presence permitted by Chan}

But the steel around your heart is starting to rust

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