The fox had barely managed to escape alive.
Everything just... it just hurt... so badly...
The exhausted male dragged himself over the border, allowing his bad leg to simply drag in the dirt behind him, the other three shaking with exertion. Blood stained the fur over his right shoulder a dark crimson. Ah, speaking of fur. Said fur was matted and grimy from him being bodily tossed around. Deep cuts and a few scratches littered his body here and there, and the fox had become noticeably thin from malnourishment.
Finally, he collapsed without a single sound other than a sigh, dulled orbs unfocused as he blinked drowsily. wait... no... he couldn't fall asleep, not yet...
His time in the exiles had been terrible. First, they'd started with re-breaking his bad leg slowly, laughing in enjoyment at his pained outbursts. Then, they'd proceeded with cutting neat lines into his flesh. In fact they'd even carved exiles into his side in small, neat lettering. It had been a hell of a torture, but he'd finally managed to slip away when their guard was down for a split moment. and now? Here he was.