I am going back through my story and fixing plot holes or words that don't make sense so you might want to reread these cause they might make more sense this time around.
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Chapter 1: The Beginning

Lepra...

Leopard, Panther…

I can't really remember much before arriving in these woods, it's like a foggy window, just a consuming, suffocating fear and a feverish need to get somewhere safe, safe from...them. Seeing this forest, even from a distance, had made my drop of hope, seem like an ocean. Thinking back I remember that day. I'd come in what is south of my current home. As I had carefully trod in, smaller animals had scrambled to get out of sight. Being fully aware of my surroundings, I had heard the pack of wolves headed my way giving me the little time I had needed to get into the trees. Making my way from tree to tree I'd scouted the area for more competition. A breeze wafted over my nose and told me the reason to move on; bears. I could take on one but not the others plus the wolves I'd just passed. That area had had enough predators already. Moving steadily north I pushed a bear out and moved into where my favorite home would be. It has two exits, both naturally concealed, and a hidden room, perfect for my needs. I come and go inconsistently, to throw themoff. My favorite entrance is through a small and surprisingly strong waterfall that offers me a refreshing shower any time I want. The waterfall had created a small steady stream that eventually ran into a small river; sometimes fish would come up the stream and they would be dinner. Dinner is sometimes a rabbit or two, and if I was especially hungry, a deer; I eat it raw; too anxious to even think of a fire for fear they would see the smoke. In time I've become comfortable in my animal form and depend on it for survival, but occasionally I need a pair of hands. Recently though I've refrained from my other forms because of all the humans in the area, camping, hunting, or sightseeing; I take great pains to avoid them all.