It's great because it is metaphorically and actually true.
It reminded me of the time my fur trader buddies and I were evading Indians and moving our pelts through the Pacific northwest. I got mauled by a bear defending her cubs and when my buddies found me I was nearly dead. They tired to keep moving me, but due to the crazy weather and terrain they ended up leaving me for dead and slaying my half-Indian son. So long story short I had to heal myself and travel hundreds of miles to seek my revenge- all while camping. And I promise you this: It was IN-tense!!