"It's okay, Veol," Kyri reassured her old friend, patting his fur as she bound his leg. She then fed him a tonic to help him regain his strength. "Once you're better, you can tell us exactly what happened."
Whining, Veol nudged her hand before laying his head on his paws and letting out a sigh.
Kyri looked up at Latro. "We should get back to the village. Evan should be back soon."
Nodding, he helped her up, and the two of them headed out of the caves and back toward the village. They were about halfway back when Kyri suddenly heard a noise. Whirling around, she caught sight of several Genii and Sangui. One of the Genii was taking aim at Latro with what was obviously a tranq gun. A memory of another Genii doing the same when she was child flashing through her mind, Kyri quickly raised the gun Evan had given her and squeezed off several shots, hitting the man, who fell to the ground.
"Run!" she screamed at her uncle.
She sprinted after him, shooting wildly at the Sangui and Genii. Suddenly, she felt something hit her. A moment later, she stumbled, and just before everything went dark, the last thing she saw was Latro disappearing into the trees toward the village.