Chapter 16

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As the 4 clan members make it back to camp. Chris is still knocked out cold  her healing factor rapidly healing her but her body is still bloodied. Dar'ke lays her down gently on a bed of furs and removes her helmet and puts it to the side.

Then Dar'ke breaks off the glands from the armour and tosses them away. Hopper and Crash approach Dar'ke and Chris.

"Dar'ke there is a river close by let's clean before Chris wakes up" Hopper says still chipper from the hunt " I think I killed about 170 hard meats that last go. Everything hurts I bet it do you as well brothers we haven't had a hunt like that in ages!!!"

"I will stay with Chris you two go get cleaned we will go when she wakes up. That shouldn't be to much longer" Dar'ke states as he sits by Chris's sleepy form.

Crash and Hopper both nod and head off. I plug into Chris's helm and download the video. Crash had already sent a copy back to the home world clan data bank. So the elders and ancients were well aware of what was going on without letting Id'Te or anyone on my mother ship knowing anything.

I hear Chris sigh and she rolls over and snuggles into my leg. Thank Paya they are safe. Is all I can think as I look up into the darkening sky. The air was starting to feel cool. I pull a fur over Chris to keep her warm while  sleeping.

I play the video of Chris's fight and I can't believe it she had been run through her spin and stomach and thrown around like a training dummy. I Felt sick watching it but I saw how she didn't give up and how she took down each of the 11 warrior hard meats, the new royal guard and finally the Queen. She had been as ruthless as the hard meats were. However the damage she took was enough that a normal yautja would have died 30 times over.

I check her back and no outer wounds remains and scan the rest of her body seeing all the broken bones have healed as well. But he doubt she would wake up soon after watching that battle.

Dar'ke felt guilty about letting her go through such a situation especially alone. He cursed at himself as he reaches down and pets Chris's soft but bloodied matted hair. 'Oomans are to soft! I should have protected you Chris' I think deeply.

Her fighting style was heavily influenced by Krysis. But it was rough she would need to train to get the stamina and strength to have better control of the battle moves. 'I never want to see her fight that desperately again. I may need to leave her with Sooni for a while' cringing at that thought.

Dar'ke snaps his head up and see Hopper and Crash had returned. They were holding 2  large skin bags full of water.

Crash speaks bluntly at Dar'ke " You go to the river and clean up we can use the pot Chris left to heat up water. When you get back wipe her down. You to bloody can drag in the other hard meats."

I hesitate for a minute before nodding. Crash goes to work heating up the water and Hopper come s over and sits on the other side of Chris. "Go you stink Dar'ke"

Giving up I head to the river knowing that they will be safe I jump in letting the rough water cleanse the blood and ick off of my body. I noticed that a lot of the cuts I had had already healed...this wasn't normal especially for the deeper ones. I had a suspicion that this was due to the mate mark. However even in Krysis's time they never healed this fast. Letting the cool water clear my mind I drift off for a few moments...

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Back at the Camp Hopper and Crash keep a watch on Chris. Hopper begins to annoyingly tap his fingers claws against his gauntlet.

Making a tap tap tappy tap, tappy tap tap. Sound that seems to be irking Crash as he is reviewing the video of the fight.

"Hopper Stop that" Crash Growls

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