Navajo Krin

You hadn’t grown up with much privilege in your life. You had spent your childhood days within a small apartment with your older brother, who took to raising and looking after you after the alleged death of your mother and father. Though after watching many scientific movies, and minor league experiments of your own, you set your heart on becoming a scientist, dedicated towards the earths vast wilderness. It wasn’t easy. But your brother worked his ass off to provide you what you needed for your future. He was happy to do so. You attended every class and club. Every meet and greet. Studied all night. Aced every test. When the time finally rolled around, you graduated to become a fully qualified scientist.

This was a heavy setback in your career though. The other scientists took this as a reason to dislike you. Look down on you, forcing you into a corner. So, when the opportunity to conduct a long-term experiment deep within the belly of a jungle, seemingly deserted, presented itself, you were first in line.

Which is how you landed here. Knelt beside a thick band of ivy coiled around a tall standing tree, inspecting the amber stripes of a hairy tarantula you’d discovered beside your foot. Your startled, when leaves rustled behind you, and you heard the faint, weak bleating of a lamb. A lamb? Out here? Your intrigue draws you towards the source, where you prod tall grass aside, to spy on the scene.

“Calm, little being.”

Navajo cooed, laying the slim thing on its side. A sense of desperation planted itself over his rugged good looks. His gaze fumbled to find the cause of the lambs misery. A small, thick stone, lodged between the space on its hooves. His thick, calloused fingers scrape at it, attempting to remove the stone. His oaky eyes drift to your shoes, slowly trailing upwards to meet your face, as his bruised lips part in shock. His eyes flick to your fingers.

“Please, stranger, use your small fingers to pry the little being free from its pain.”

He pleaded, eyes softening to beckon you hopefully to the animals aid.