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It took a few days before RJ was back to his full strength, and even then he was a bit weakened by the blood loss and wounds that had covered his body; patches of fur were regrowing in places he had lost it. The wounds, sealed now by the magical healing properties of all wolves blood, were now scarred over on his face, neck, and his upper torso - basically, he looked like he went through a wood chipper head-first.

RJ sat at the river, staring down at his reflection - He looked horrible, and no doubt he would look worse in his human form - he was almost afraid of shifting forms now, afraid to see what he looked like in the flesh, so to speak. but... he needed to know how bad the damage was and the likely reactions he would get from his neighbors when they saw him next in a few weeks.

RJ shifted, groaning in pain as he did so - the wounds still were fresh and they tugged as his body transformed from that of the huge red wolf and into the tall bronze-skinned man that he was. He sat in the grass, naked as all get out, and stared at his body. His face had claw marks running down the right side of his face - they were red and angry looking still, since not fully healed over on his human side; he had scars covering his chest and throat... Yep, he still looked like he went through a wood chipper.

RJ sighed and laid back in the grass, dipping his bare feet into the cold running river, staring up at the cloudy sky - it would rain today, and he did not feel like moving from where he was, even if he got soaked to the bone.