I woke up, the surroundings a little blurry. When had I fell asleep? Ah.. It doesn't matter right now. I attempted to pick myself up to no avail. My legs weren't stable enough to support me at the moment, so I fell to the concrete. My shoulder wound throbbed dully. I winced and flicked my ears back for a minute. The chain clinked, almost like a  small reminder of where I was. I groaned and turned around to look at my neighboring companion.

He had his antennae up, and eyes closed serenely as if he was meditating. However, he was also speaking in a low whisper. Umm.. what? What was he even talking about? Was he talking to someone? It's none of my business anyways. 

The pain in my shoulder shot through me like the thunder bolts I've seen once or twice. I dragged my white and orange tail over the rough surface-

Wait, did they treat me? I turned as far as I could in my halter to look at the afflicted shoulder. It sure was.

It was crudely wrapped in rough looking bandages, tinged a slight pink. (Supposedly my blood?) Huh, guess these lowly imbeciles decided to care for once.

I tried walking in circles. Of course, one of my only ways to cope with stress was restricted by the damned metal halter.

Then, I tried pacing. That worked to a minimum. The pain continued. I was slowly getting used to it. Guess I should, seems the wound is deep by the look of the bandaging. Great, a hindering to my eventual escape.

Now that I thought about it, was there really a chance for escape? No, I shouldn't think like that. There's almost always a way out for everything, especially with humans! Their brains are way too small.

I realized that my wolf companion was now standing, seemingly done chatting with this invisible being. His ears were perked up real tall, and his antennas were straight as a stick.

Was there something happening?

I opened my mouth to ask, but then..

A scream echoed through the cavernous halls.

Ugh. I really just made the realization that the earlier chapters of this book are SHITTY. Maybe if I publish this to the Apple Bookstore.. Yeah. If I happen to, it will need a lot of editing. And I mean a LOT OF EDITING. ~ Mia 🔱