<span style="font-style: italic">It's okay, puppy. I'll take you back there.</span>I still felt guilty, both for having hurt him - even though it was necessary for the claiming - and for not having claimed him before. Had I done it before, he wouldn't be so badly hurt now. I shook this feeling away as I felt him closer to me. I allowed him to stay as close as he wanted, just letting the happiness of this moment fill my heart for a moment. I had my Jacen back, and I was going to care for him and everything would be fine.<br/><br/>As he cleaned my mouth, I allowed him to, feeling his licks and his warm breath against my snout. When he finally finished and feel to the floor, I sniffed him. After a careful lick on both sides of his neck to clean off some of the blood, I stepped back to change back into human form.<br/><br/>As soon as I did, I approached him and carefully slid my arms under his body. "Just be quiet, puppy, I need to carry you back to the car. Don't move too much, it will make your situation worse, and at the same time, I'll  have a harder time carrying you if you do."