RUNNER UP | open + ascendant on the border

[jacob w.c.]

With everything that'd happened in the Typhoon, the frosthealer had been taking the last few days to rest and catch up on what'd happened while he was gone. It seemed Snowbound had been determined to tear itself apart in his absence but he had plans for the treatment his clanmates would need to go through soon. He'd discussed it with Leigh already and the unicorn had agreed with all he'd put forth so now it was just a matter of waiting until he was also in the right place mentally to go through with it. Even if the situation had ended up alright in the end, that didn't change the fact he'd been held in a cell and briefly forced to relive the most horrific experience he'd ever been through. He wasn't mad at the Typhoon, of course, and he was grateful that Pincher had stepped in and set things straight, but he couldn't just forget what Guru had done like it never happened.

Right now, though, he was doing his best to keep his mind off that. He needed to think about what he might hear when he opened up therapy and he had to decide what he'd do based on all the possible outcomes. Of course, it was impossible to predict everything that could be said but he at least wanted to be prepared to do what was necessary if someone said the attacks and murders had been intentional and outside of self-defense. His heart ached even thinking about such things but he could only hope that wasn't the case. His thoughts were drawn away from murder, though, when he noticed a stranger at the border. The husky wolf made his way over with a light smile on his maw, settling down upon reaching the newcomer. It felt good to let his legs relax after walking around for so long. "Hi. Do ya' got some kinda' business with Snowbound?" he asked.

★ though the scars remain and tears will never dry, i'll bless my homeland til i die ━