im happy for you // joining/injured

[jacob w.c.]

Jacob flinched as the tiny avian clamped down on his paw and he scrunched his nose, though this was far from the first time he'd been pecked by an agitated bird. His eyes then widened when he heard words coming from it's beak. Had he heard it wrong? It must have been a strange chirp or- no, there it was again. Then he heard the desperate plea. "I promise I ain't gonna' hurt ya'. 'M gonna' take good care ah' ya', you'll see. I used ta' 'ave a bird n' I took care ah' his wing all the time," he wasn't even sure if the injured creature would register his words but he reached forward again. If he didn't treat the wounds, the poor thing would surely die out here in the snow. He then tried to adjust the wing, to straighten the bone and then quickly wrap it. He knew it'd hurt but he didn't have anything other than his poultices to stave the pain currently. The herbs in Snowbound were limited and he'd used a lot of the herbs he had to treat pain to treat his own leg on his journey here. Now he wished he'd forced himself to take less than usual. Of course, he had no way of knowing this was going to happen but he felt guilty all the same. He gently attempted to wrap the wing and, once he was done, he spoke again. "Alright, 's all wrapped up n' the bone should be set right but tha' don' mean you're better. I should take ya' back ta' camp where I can look after ya'. Do ya' understand? There's food n' water back there that I can give ya'." He didn't want to try to move her again and scare her even more but he couldn't leave her out in the cold.