(I am back and better than ever! WOOHOO!! *Ahem*)
I don't know how long I lay there on the cavern floor, but at some point I woke up. A faint sheen of sunlight drifted down from a tiny hole in the ceiling, making a pinpoint of pinkish light on the wall. Dawn, probably.
I steeled myself for the rush of grief that, by all reason, should have left me a quivering blob on the floor, but no pain touched me. No emotion at all, except a vague and distant sensation that I should MAYBE go and get something to eat and drink. As an afterthought, I considered that maybe I should also find my friends.
I stood slowly, feeling my way from memory back to the nearest food cache. It took me a bit longer than I expected to find it, because I was stiff from sleep and a bit lost from my half-panicked, desperate run.
I managed to rummage up some Pringles chips and a bottle of water, and I dug into both like a starved person. The food solidified my nerves and heightened my awareness. Once I was done, I hid the remains of my meal and morphed house-cat. Hopefully I wouldn't have any need to fight, and the familiar shape kept me focused on my task. I had to find the others.
<Edward? Leah? Are you here?> I could hear the emptiness in my voice, but it didn't register as important enough to warrant any real attention. First the task, then I could let myself feel. Maybe.