He felt as if he’d been hit by a mushan. Again.
But...it was dulled, at least. The edge taken off by the medicine he could still taste.
Bleary eyes blinked open, trying to figure out exactly where he was.
All he could see was pale fur.
Jin tried to move his head. A low growl made him freeze.
Well, that, and the arms tightening around his head and shoulders.
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Mogu were not supposed to be this far into the Valley.
Jin-Hai crouched behind an outcropping, listening to the harsh voices.
They were foraging, as far as he could tell. It was getting harder and harder for them to find anything in the hills, so they were turning towards the farms...
Something he was very much not letting them do. They were heading straight towards the Thunderstill farm.
He clenched a paw around the hilt of his dagger.
And while he had no doubts as to the fighting spirits of that family...he would much rather spare them the trouble.
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There was a distant part of his brain that was setting all sorts of alarms going. He was, after all, Shado-Pan, and you didn’t make it very far if you didn’t have a highly trained sense of danger.
...he was, however, also a sleepy, warm, drugged Shado-Pan.
Who was choosing to ignore these possible dangers right at this moment.
A tiny shifting from the body next to him, along with an even smaller sigh, sent a puff of air across his nose. He breathed deeply, tension leaving him in a rush as he recognized the familiar smell of hops and mist.
His nose was pressed into her belly, her arms around his head. No wonder he couldn’t move.
..this was fine, though. He really didn’t mind being trapped here...this was safe.
It kind of hit him like a rampaging mushan.
He was -safe-. Here. In this tiny little bedroom, on a bed that was really not meant for more than one Pandaren.
Kai-Li buried her nose into his hair, still sleeping deeply.
Jin slid a paw up around her waist. Clean white bandages greeted him, and he knew without looking that yes, he had lost the last finger.
Stupid mistake. He could, at least, live with this one.
He hugged Kai-Li, eyes sliding shut.
And he knew now, at least, that he had finally learned the lesson that the elder had been trying to teach him.