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"Well, we’ll be sure to report the sighting to fucking Fish and Gaet home," Ty snapped as he sat down heavily beside the fire His entire body was shaking The firelight flickered off the blood strea down his hand and forearm

"Hey," Zane said quietly as he knelt beside Ty with a shirt he’d yanked out of his backpack Ty recognized it, actually Zane had worn it the day they drove up here It was one of Zane’s favorites "Look at ht?" Zane used the shirt in one hand to startup the blood on Ty’s shoulder and down his arently

Ty looked up at him obediently His hand treer of all kinds, but he supposed nothing overrode the very distinct knowledge that you were about to be dinner

"You’re okay," Zane said quietly but clearly "Just focus onthat co away the blood

Ty blinked at hi that came to mind when Zane prompted him I love you He snapped histo answer

Zane frowned a little "Ty?" His head tipped to one side as he looked Ty over, probably for more injuries "Are you hurt somewhere else?"

Ty sed hard, his mouth suddenly dry as he tried to answer He cleared his throat and shook his head "I don’t think so," he finally ed to utter The truth was, he had no idea His entire body was nu as he watched Zane

"Deuce, would you get a canteen, please?" Zane requested, his eyes not wavering from Ty’s face

Ty cleared his throat uncomfortably and tore his eyes away froht say if he continued to look at hih the first-aid kit, not paying thees, but Deuce was standing over the them closely, and he nodded at Zane’s request as Ty looked up at him

"Sure," Deuce said, and he limped over toward his backpack

Zane’s hand on Ty’s cheek brought his attention back to his partner "Hey You with me?" Zane asked, the concern clear on his face and in his eyes "You have any ain "I’ve never seen anything like that, Zane," he adht He nodded and continued to wipe at the blood on Ty’s shaky hand "I’ve got your back," he proain, finally feeling the e better to do "It’s bleeding a lot," he said in a surprised voice as he looked at his fingers in the light of the fire

Zane must have noticed his discomfort, because he released Ty’s hand as Deuce lowered hi the canteen to Ty

"A cat?" Deuce asked dubiously

"It was a big cat," Ty insisted as he held his hand up He watched as several drops of blood dripped off his wrist It looked like he’d stuck it in a blender

Earl muttered as he knelt beside Deuce and took Ty’s hand He raised it up to look at it "Won’t be able to get this fixed up real good until daylight," he said grimly "Should cauterize it"

"Oh, hell no," Ty protested as he tried to jerk his hand away Earl’s grip tightened, and he looked at Ty pointedly "We’ll just clean it real good and double-tiained

Earl raised an eyebrow but nodded in agreeood," he warned

"Yes, sir," Ty es and then went to get water Ty glanced over at Zane, atching him silently "Shut up," he s at sunup, Deuce hunkered down, took Ty’s hand, and frowned at the wounds "Does it hurt?" he asked as he poked at Ty’s pal down and wrenched his hand aith a hoarse curse

"I’ll take that as a ‘yes’," Zane said wryly as he stopped next to them

"We need to wrap it," Earl advised He turned around, his hands on his hips and a scowl set on his face "You need to protect it while you’re walking You need to keep it as still as possible, keep it up We’ll have to irowl It was a nuisance, but he knew his father was right Bites were nasty business at any ti rese sanitary conditions, it could turn deadly very fast Of all the wounds the others had suffered during their escapades, this was probably theas it was "Yes, sir," Ty et a clean T-shirt," Deuce mumbled as he climbed to his feet

Zane’s lips twitched as he stayed there next to Ty He crouched down next to his partner "So Just a nice stretch of the legs on the mountain No proble to plan," Tya bit

Zane snorted "With us, when does it ever?"

Ty glanced over at him, met his eyes for a moment, and smirked crookedly "I can think of a few times"

Their eyes ue, but the jarring sound ofinterrupted any further conversation Deuce wasa brown T-shirt into thin strips "Hey!" Ty called out "Not that one!" he protested as he pointed at the shirt The Schitt Creek Paddle Co shirt was one of his very favorites "That’s a lucky shirt!"

"Deal with it, Meow Mix," Deuce advised as he carefully draped the strips over his shoulder to keep theain if you tear up that shirt," Ty told Deuce threateningly

"We don’t need your lucky shirts," Deuce claimed with a set a new shirt," Zane pointed out "New hand, not so ," Earl broke in as he knelt and began ruets infected and you won’ta little dramatic about it, aren’t you?" Ty asked him with a small, hopeful smile