Lara's POV

"Hawkfrost!" I exclaimed and kneeled down to him. With my left hand I turned his face to my direction. He was still alive, still breathing but who knew for how long as the blood had not yet stopped running. The others ran to us, Sorrows not wasting any time and giving orders.

"Supah, get as much water as you can. Ross, Olivia, get me some spiderwebs." The team gave a quick nod and ran to the forest to get the supplies they've been ordered to get.Sorrows sat to Hawkfrost's other side, face serious as she quickly examined him. I watched her movements carefully, a bit afraid to know what Hawkfrost's chance of survival."He's going to be alright, as long as we treat him properly." Sorrows said, not raising her eyes to look at me."Thank god." I breathed and smiled in relief."I'll need your help however." Sorrows contunied."Of course, anything.""You'll hold down his head after I'm done treating the scar on it to stop the bleeding." She explained, and already started cleaning the wound with the little water we brought with us. All I could do was watch as she quickly moved her hands. She knew exactly what she was doing and was focused on her job, unlike me when it came to medicine. I just nervously did anything that came to my mind and hoped that my pacient wouldn't die. When she was done, which didn't take long she finally looked at me, giving me the sign that it's my time now. I placed my hands on Hawkfrost's forehead and pressed it hard against the ground. Doing so, I felt pain in my arms from my own wounds and unintentionally frowned. Sorrows noticed that."Sorry but Hawkfrost's life is at risk, he's way more wounded than you." Sorrows said, now treating the scar on Hawkfrost's stomach."I know that, besides, I want to save Hawkfrost." I said."Good. I'm just glad Hakwfrost isn't awake." Sorrows said and chuckled "I bet he'd say something like 'Oh no we need to save my love first all though she isn't nearly as I am.'" "Same." I laughed, glad to feel some joy again.A couple of minutes later, the others returned with needed supplies. With Sorrows having everything she needed and having more hands back we finally fixed Hawkfrost up and stopped all of the bleeding so Sorrows started treating me."What do you think will happen now?" I asked, trying to block the sting of the herbs by starting a conversation. It might've been deep but hey, at least it was distracting. "I'm guessing that we'll have to walk our way out of here." Sorrows said simply. I believed she knew where this was going but kinda refused to go there."But after that?" Sorrows stayed quiet. I decided to answer myself."There are just so many posibilites, the unexpected could happen." Sorrows still didn't answer. She only sighed, probably thinking about this quietly. It was a really weird feeling actually. The closest comparison I got to was maybe when you end a school year. After months of studying and hard work, you don't know what to do with yourself. Summer gives you a lot of oportunities and has so much to offer. You might not be exactly sure where to begin. But for us, months of surviving in the wild with villains being our enemies had ended. I expected this lifestyle to contunie but I knew it wouldn't. It was weird and all of us were stepping out of our comfortable 'home' into the unknown. I knew we were all scared but the fact that I'll have all these great people on my side comforted me. At least a little.Later that day, Hawkfrost woke up, still as full of energy as he was before. Of course, the great medic Sorrows was, she insisted we stay around here for a couple more nights so Hawkfrost gets his strength back. He wasn't pleased about it but because of his current state, we all refused to leave and he couldn't do much about that. Those were the most boring, longest nights since I've entered the Labyrinth. So when Sorrows announced we were good to go I was rather relieved than scared.Hawkfrost took the lead, all though he was still injured. I was a fast walker and tonight, nobody was in a hurry like we often used to be, running from the villains. I couldn't take the slow walking so I sped up and walked past Hawkfrost. We were going straight ahead anyways as the forest, surprisingly enough wasn't as thick as it used to be. Because of that, I don't think Hawkfrost really minded me taking the lead. I think I was I was lost too deep in my thoughts, daydreaming about what will happen now to notice the footsteps of my team behind vanished. One little thing that snaps you out of daydreaming came along and made me realize what happened. I stood alone in the forest. The silence and howling of the wind scared me. Something was wrong. Ever since we defeated the last two villains the forest became brigther, trees thinner, creating a pretty normal forest. But now, now there was fog, floating above the forest undergrowth. Trees were blocking me from moving sideways with their thin branches and brambles caught me in a thin pathway. In fear, I looked up to see black sky, full moon. In panic, I started calling out my team."Sorrows? Olivia?" I said, my voice a but quiet from fear."Hey are you guys playing hide and seek? Now isn't the best time...." I said more loudly and laughed nervously. No response. Only silence."Supah? Come on you know when to stop joking." I turned to the other side, hoping to see somebody, anybody from my team. But just as expected, I was greeted by the thick, dark forest. I knew they couldn't be ahead so I had nothing else left but to turn back. I walked quickly, still calling the guys' names. Suddenly, I spotted a silhouette ahead. I couldn't see much colors but by its body type and height I could tell it was Hawkfrost."Oh Hawkfrost, thank god I found you." I sighed in relief. I whipped my sweaty hands in my shirt and start walking towards him "By the way, where are the others did they ju-" I was cut off by my own gasp.This can't be... I covered my mouth with my hands and just stared at what was in front of me, feeling tears coming to my eyes.Anything but this.. Now that I was closer, I noticed what Hawkfrost really looked like. Ears, grown into sharp edged cat ears, long tabby tail resting on the ground beside his feet, his arms, deformed into cat paws with sharp claws at its ends. But those weren't the things that bothered me the most. What bothered me the most was the scar on his right shoulder, staining all skin and fabrics around with blood. I gagged quietly in shock as I noticed that he held my scarf, stained with his blood in his paw. He turned his head to look at me. His eyes were pale blue, a slit pupil of slightly darker color stared at me. That wasn't the Hawkfrost I knew, the Hawkfrost I loved...Still, I refused to believe what I was seeing and stepped closer, talking nervously and quietlty."Hey Hawkfrost... have you seen the rest of our team? I can't find them anywhere..."He narrowed his eyes and flickered one of his ears. I felt myself losing hope, like having sand slip through your fingers at the beach."I don't see it you have a brain tumour of what..." He growled. I forced myself not to cry just yet, but it was nearly impossible."We were a team Hawkfrost, me, Sorrows, Supah and everybody else." I said smiling, but my voice broken with sadness. He just rolled his eyes, not caring enough to deal with my stupidity."I saved you..." "No you didn't!" He suddenly snapped at me "I don't know what you believe but I'm going to tell you something. This is the truth, I am the truth. There is no way out of The Labyrinth and I was forced to suffer here for months with all these monsters. You couldn't save me and you were too stupid to see that!" His words, the anger and hatred in his voice broke me and tears slipped down my cheeks. There was one last test I had left."What's my name?" I whispered, afraid of the answer. He stepped closer and raised his head, looking down at me, ironically enough just like a cat would look down at its prey."I have no fucking idea." He said coldly.I broke into tears, letting all of my sadness out. I refused to believe the truth. After all these months, all this time I find out everything I thought I knew was a lie, some sort of a dream. Of course, what was I expecting? Surviving in the wild with my internet friends, youtubers, falling in love with my favourite fictional villain. That couldn't be real, this is the reality. I hugged Hawkfrost, not caring enough at the moment that he was a villain. I simply cried and cried, loud, giving myself a headache. It hurt so damn much. He still felt the ssme, but I knew he wasn't. I felt his paw and it's claws on my hair, gently stroking it to its tips."Don't worry, I'll end your suffering as well....Just tell me when you're ready."