Quote:
"Silver?"
That same, warm and inviting voice broke the silence. From out of the shadowed entrance of the den stepped Wildheart, who took a moment to groggily rub a wing across his eyes to clear them after a long nap outside. "You're awake!" he said, clearly relieved. "Are you feeling all right?" he asked, gingerly walking toward her bedside.
"W-Wildheart?" blinking blearily, Silvermist glanced around the room until she saw him, a shadow in her darkened vision. Immediately she noticed his tired stride, his untidy feathers as if he had not preened them for a day or two. Despite her gasping breaths, a small smile broke out along her beak. "I feel--" she hesitated. "Fine" was ill-fitting, and "great" an outright lie. "Well, I made it through the night." She winced, touching the edge of her chest wound gingerly. It was still hot, but it had stopped bleeding, and with its many medicinal dressings, had not become infected.