Mary
*Broken?* Valkyrie's brain echoed, her ears standing to full attention in alarm. Her leg couldn't possibly be broken! Could it? Oh, three moons, how was she supposed to let Grizzly know what had happened to her and why she most likely wouldn't be returning with spoils from the market tonight? Her casual demeanor quickly melted away into something anxious, fidgeting restlessly from where she lay on the ground. *Here's to hoping it's just a sprain...*

**"Are you sure? I wouldn't wanna impose,"** She replied, ducking her head bashfully. **"And my guardian back at the Mud Kingdom... He's gonna wonder where I am."** Pausing to mull over her predicament, she supposed she could ask Frostfire a favor. He *Did* Offer to fly her around, after all, but guiltily wondered how far he was willing to travel. **"Okay, now you let me know if you're not cool with it, but... Maybe after treating my leg, could you take me back to the Mud Kingdom?"**
Edna
"Yes. That looks like a pretty clean break to me. You probably smashed it against a rock on the way down." *He said that nonchalantly like it happened all the time. Well.. It did for him at least. He subtly flexed his right claw out of habit. He tried not to remember it being broken by Flurry as a punishment for his disobedience. It wasn't a very.. Pleasant memory. He then blinked as he realized he had been staring off at nothing for an uncomfortable amount of time. He looked at Val again.* 

"If you can give me directions to the mud kingdom I'll bring you there as soon as I'm finished with your leg. And any other immediate injuries you may have." *The dragon was being awfully generous. To someone with trust issues this would be highly suspicious. But he was genuinely just trying to help. He stepped back a bit and spread his wings. Ready to get back to his cave. He could go empty handed for now. He could always find food later.* 

*He took off into the sky and swooped down to grab ahold of Val. He picked her up and took her with him into the sky like she weighed nothing. He then turned and headed away from the spire in the direction he came. He flew swiftly and smoothly. His wings were larger than that of an icewings even though they more resembled the icewing type. He would be considered slow for a skywing but fast for any other tribe. It didn't take him long to reach his destination.* 

*He landed inside a large cave in the side of the mountain. He gently put Val down and stepped deeper into his cave. It was one large cavernous room. On the back rock wall were many tally marks. Detailing the amount of days he'd spend in here. Strewn about the cave were various survival supplies and bones from his previous meals. It wasn't messy- but it wasn't very organized. In the very back corner of the cave the rock looked to be charred like something had been repeatedly burning it.* 

*Frosty rummaged through a pile of stuff until he produced a large roll of gauze. He turne

D to Val.* "I'm going to wrap up your leg. Hold still or it wont set back into place properly."
Mary
At the news that her injury was most likely a fracture, Valkyrie sighed and laid her head on the ground in defeat, curling her lip back in a grimace as burning pulses of pain wracked her hind leg. Although, despite her misery, she did manage to spot the distant-eyed stare Frostfire aimed into the distance, a feat that had her raising a scaly brow. *He sure is unusual. I'm lucky he's willing to help rather than harm... Hopefully.*

She offered him a smile and raised a wing claw to her forehead in a salute. **"Sounds like a plan to me! So where is your- eep!"** Her words were cut off by a surprised squeak when Frostfire swooped down and plucked her up off the ground, raising her into the sky like she weighed less than a feather. The mountainside quickly became a blur underneath her as the hybrid carried her off to his quarters, eventually easing her down in a spacious, lonely-looking cave.

She lifted her head and looked about, taking in her surroundings. **"Nice place,"** She chirped, more out of habit to be convivial than impressed by the layout of his home. It appeared well-lived in; quietly she wondered how long Frostfire had hunkered down here, far away from any other dragons. The cave was unmistakably devoid of others like him, as well. Did he have any form of family or friends that shared an abode with him? Suddenly she was struck with the sense that he must be crushingly lonely, and it tugged at her heartstrings a little. She couldn't imagine a world without Grizzly, forced to scrape by every day on her own. Is that the reality Frostfire was living?

She was torn from her thoughts by the sound of the hybrid rummaging through medical supplies, turning her head to watch him curiously. **"Okie dokie."** Fidgeting, she rested her chin on the cool stone ground and made her best effort to remain still.
Edna
*He moved toward her leg and did his best to be as gentle as possible when moving it. Though his claws were big and he wasn't the most.. Nimble- so it was definitely not a completely painless process. Lucky for Val it was over quickly. He seemed to have had a lot of experience doing this. A.. Scary amount of experience doing this. Whether it was on himself or others is unclear. He stepped back as he finished. Looking Val up and down for any other glaringly obvious injuries.* 

"Anything else feel broken? Wings, tail, legs?" *He went down the list of things that could be injured. A break or a fracture was pretty serious. Any wounds left untreated could get an infection or not heal properly. Or Val could just straight up bleed out if she got a deep enough cut. Frosty looked concerned for the stranger. His usual stone face replaced with a slight frown and furrowed eyebrows. He really did appear to be genuinely worried for Val's wellbeing despite never having met the skywing before.* 

*He then glanced around his cave.* "Sorry it isn't very... Welcoming in here. I don't get a lot of visitors." *Or any visitors. He lived by himself. Almost spending an entire year in complete isolation. He was too afraid to venture into town. Who knew what the skywings were like. It could be a completely different culture. He could do something to upset somebody and end up in trouble. He didn't want that. Too much stress.*