[Nkhan]

Finally, the pair reaches the small cluster of trees and he quickly checks for snakes and other nasty critters before he crouches down. "Here, Phoebe. Make yourself comfortable. We'll rest here for a time, then we'll move on toward the watering hole."
The little patch is nicely concealed, full of brush that is shaded from the intense heat by the trees. In truth, he didn't know what the next step would be after the watering hole. He hopes that the female is able to regain herself, otherwise she can't survive on her own.. That would certainly slow down his adventuring. Still, this wouldn't have happened if it weren't for him, and he'd never turn away from someone in need.

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[Phoebe]

Phoebe,

Only rainbows after rain.

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Phoebe smiled gratefully as he set her down, listening to his words with a distant look on her face, her tail barely moving ever so slightly atop the grassy floor. She nodded at what they were doing before setting her head down. “Thanks again. For helping me.” she said with another smile, her eyes kind and filled with gratitude, despite the pain in her head. He didn't need to help her, she would be able to at least survive on her own, even if barely getting by with scraps and extreme hiding, but she was grateful for the help and knew it would be much easier with the massive saber-tooth helping her.

The female's bright orange gaze traveled up from the ground, observing her surroundings and where he had brought her. It was a patch of grass with trees all around, making the heat a bit less uncomfortable, though she knew N'khan, with his large body and black fur, would have way more trouble with heat than she, with her tiny figure, light-colored pelt, and black markings by her eyes.

As fatigue, tiredness, and the pain from her head swept over, she felt a great impulse to sleep. Letting her head rest on the grass, her body relaxing, Phoebe's eyes slowly began to close as she ignored the pounding pain coming from the back of her skull, the blood still dripping onto the grass behind her, her tail's slow thumping gradually slowing to a stop.

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[Nkhan]

"You have to stay awake," he says quickly, watching her fade out, gently stomping a heavy paw to startle her out of it. "Keep your head up, don't close your eyes. I've got to find something to slow the bleeding."
His pale eyes dart around, silently cursing the arid landscape. But then he spots it, a plant with small, yellow flowers and bristles. Something like it grew at the farthest reaches of his tribe's territory, and was excellent at stopping bleeding and preventing infection. But one had to grind up the leaves and flowers, and right now he's pretty limited on supplies..
N'khan doesn't hesitate, and bites off a mouthful of the plant, grinding it in his teeth as he returns to Phoebe's side. Using his tongue, he presses the bitter paste into her wound, his spiny tongue removing some of the blood that had already clotted on her fur in the process.

When he's done, N'khan sits back and sighs, scraping his tongue on his teeth. Head wounds always bled a lot, making them look worse than they really are. Still, in a brutal landscape like this one, you need every bit of energy you can get. Losing a small bit of fluid could cost you much more.. your life, even.

@Phoebe

[Phoebe]

Phoebe,

Only rainbows after rain.

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Phoebe's eyes shot open as the large male stomped, waking her up with the loud noise and his words. She sighed, nodding as she forced herself to stay awake, her tail flicking against the ground softly. She watched him walk towards a rather pretty, yellow-flowered plant and bite it off, which surprised her a bit. Seeing him grind it in his jaw and walk back towards her, she understood. As he pressed it against her wound with his tongue, the female winced softly, trying to not show too much pain as she didn't want to appear too weak in front of the dark male. As he finished, removing the remaining of the bitter herb from his tongue, the female nodded her thanks to him. “Thank you, again.” she said, her voice sweet and kind, genuinely grateful for the help he had been. In all honesty, the female would be dead without his help. Perhaps she wouldn't have been as brave when facing the lion if he hadn't been there, though it was possible she would have done the same thing anyway, but she definitely would have died from the lion's claws had he not been there. And, for that, she was truly grateful.

Shaking her head slightly, the lean-muscled female pushed herself into a laying position with her head off the ground and elbows holding her up, no longer laying on her side on the ground. She looked at him, her eyes kind, “You don't have to stay and help me, you know. I can manage on my own. After all, I have been doing so since I was a cub.” she said with a smile.

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[Nkhan]

”I don’t doubt your ability to survive,” N’khan says, already noticing the bleeding has slowed. ”But I don’t think I’ll be leaving, unless you told me to.”
As he sits near her, he takes the chance to lick a few of his own wounds he’d received in the brawl. None were very deep, and they hardly bled. The worst we’re on his thick shoulders, where the brute had tried to bite at his neck and missed. Those, he couldn’t reach. They’d be sore, but quite bearable.

The sun slowly makes his trek across the sky as the cats rest in the shade. N’khan waits for Phoebe to recover a bit more, not wanting to rush her and risk reopening her wound.

@Phoebe