Aila stood guard at the entrance of the small cave, watching the rain fall steadily to the forest floor. She turned to look at the black panther sleeping heavily at the back of the cave, wrapped heavily in the last of the white bandages. A small fire danced and flickered beside the large cat. Aila sighed, they would have to move out tomorrow, away from the forest, off the mountain, and she could only hope they would reach bayville within the next day. "I'm sorry, chris," the brunette whispered to herself as she sat on the cold stone floor. The panther's ears twitched in response, but the sleek black cat slept soundly, as if not hearing his name. 'how much longer?' she wondered, staring at the pounding rain in front of her. 'how much longer until I give in? Until I cave? How much longer until we-until he is safe?' the two occupants of the cave had eaten the last of their food that morning, both being to injured to hunt or search for any more. She closed her eyes for a moment, breathing in the clean scent of the forest, searching for anything out of place in the green around them. Her eyes snapped open as she smelled it. It shouldn't be here.
She jumped to her feet and concentrated heavily, until a girl no longer stood in the darkness of the cave, but a large wolf. 'Mutants!' she didn't know if this person was friend or foe. She didn't care that they were mutants just like her and her sleeping friend, she wasn't going to take any chances, even if it meant being hostile and aggressive to someone who was trying to reach them.
