I nodded to a passing votary, dodging out of the caves. The work of a field medic was never done, even in times of peace.

“Alright.” I said, crossly, staring at the crowd. “I’m comin’ through!”

No one budged. It really annoyed me.

“I said, coming through!” I yelled.

This time, people budged. A lot of them. All running away from me. I raced in. A small youngling had gotten entangled in one of Helmer’s contraptions. Helmer looked like he felt really bad. And Fleck Cove wasn’t helping. At all.

“Please move, Fleck.” I said. Fleck turned, saw it was me, and smiled. “Hi Rex. We need all your help right now.”

Fleck might be a little too responsible for his age, but he was one of the few rabbits that respected me.

“What happened?” I asked, untangling the little youngling. He raced away, unscathed, and I turned to Fleck and Helmer. They were arguing. Of course. But now it was about who was an oathbreaker.

I sighed, no use. Fleck was rubbing his right shoulder. Poor Fleck. Always getting injured.

“Fleck, are you alright?” I asked him.

“Yeah I’m fine. Just twisted my shoulder a bit, that’s all.” He said.

I tried to smile, Fleck needed all the encouragement he could get. He had a very important message to take to Decker’s Landing.

I sighed, walking away. Going through the crowd was hard, as I was considered an outcast.

“What’s wrong with me?” I asked, slipping into hallway round, scampering through a nearby door, and sitting down in the King’s Garden.

so, i'm thinking y'all can guess that this is in the universe of my main fan-fic? it is. i needed to start this one for the next few chapters of #Theseedofthenewworld to make sense!

#Themendedmountain

#RexPike.

#CloudMountain.

-Fleck Cove.