You'll be safe here (under the wings hype)

Iggy was cold, wet, injured quite badly and hungry. Her life before Nyx, what little she could remember, told her this was essentially a death sentence. Part of her didn't mind this, it was a fitting punishment for all of her crimes, but another part of her wanted to enjoy her newfound freedom. Seyrah had worked so hard to free her, to heal her just enough for escape to be possible, it'd be a waste to give up now. Such a waste. She could almost hear her voice taunting her, reminding her just how close she came to freedom and how far she'd fallen away from it, as she collapsed from a combination of hunger, dehydration, and exhaustion. She was going to die out here, she was going to die out here and nobody would ever-

She felt a mind brush against hers, tender and warm, as something gently nosed her. Whers. Wild whers. Nyx had tried to use whers. Had a whole bunch she'd stolen from their mothers to give out to her most trusted. She remembered wishing she'd been one, she'd heard it was safer. Whers were hard to come by and if yours stayed that made you a valuable asset. Almost untouchable. She could have lived. She wanted to live. These whers were going to tear her apart weren't they? There wouldn't even be a body left for anyone who might give a damn to recover. She struggled to reach for the knife she always carried with her, it was large, serrated, and good for slicing and dicing.

"Not. Today," she hissed managing to get onto all fours.

Iggyk, the voice was warm, welcoming even. She'd heard a voice like this before. A long, long, long time ago. Get up, if you need Luk help you.

There was a rumble that sounded like a cross between a purr and a roll of thunder. Suddenly she was face to face with a green. Was it going to eat her? Head first made some sense to her, rid yourself of the head and you have no fight in your prey. She didn't want to die though. She tried to get to her feet, honest she did, but on her own she couldn't. She needed help.

Luk not want kill. Use head pull self up, the green said with the mental equivalent of an eye roll as they dipped their head down for Iggy to reach. The girl didn't trust these whers as far as she could throw them but she needed to live. And if she was to live she needed to get up. She nearly fell on her face twice as she reached for the green only to miss. Third time was the charm though. She finally was able to latch on and pull herself up. The surprisingly large green squatted motioning, as best they could without accidentally throwing Iggy off, for her to get on their back. Luk carry rest of way to pack.

Iggy nodded getting on the green's back woozily. She was tired. So tired. Could she sleep now?

Not sleep yet Iggyk. Get back to pack first. Have human healer there. They join pack long time ago, they help make you better, Strak replied. Iggy didn't remember saying that out loud but maybe that was a wild wher thing: able to hear even if they weren't bonded.

Strak this one bad, Luk said worriedly. She hurt lots, even kill. Mind says she followed. What if lead back to pack, and all hurt?

She scared girl Luk, she have no family, and even if have family you think they want back? Strak countered. We take all sorts, you know better than most. I know you no like this, humans like her took you eggs. Maybe she is same, maybe not, but if leave her here she dies and she never get chance to show she good. I feel good in Iggyk. It hiding but it there, she make strong member, maybe not perfect but strong.

Luk gave one more look back at the girl on their back before, grudgingly, following their leader back to the rest of the pack. All they could hope for was that the girl wouldn't end up killing them all in their sleep.