Dragon's Moon
“—HORACE Eirik lifted Ciara down from Niall’s hold and carried her into the cave, leaving the care of the horses to the warrior and his seneschal mate.
Her eyes were hazy and barely open, so he did not set her on her feet lest she fall right over.
“Why have you done this to yourself?” he asked her.
Some of her spirit ignited in her green gaze at that. “I do nothing to myself. I did not ask for these dreams that prevent my sleep, for visions that besiege me until my mind can no longer even think....”
“You fight them.”
“Of course.”
“Why?”
“They only bring pain.”
“Because you fight them.”
“The last time I gave in to them, I lost a brother.” The sadness that filled the space between them squeezed at his own heart.
“You cannot—”
“Please, you said you can help me sleep. You can make the constant edge of worry leave me. Do it. Please.”
It would take a heart of stone to ignore the femwolf’s pleas. She was desperate for rest of both her spirit and her body.MoreLess
Her eyes were hazy and barely open, so he did not set her on her feet lest she fall right over.
“Why have you done this to yourself?” he asked her.
Some of her spirit ignited in her green gaze at that. “I do nothing to myself. I did not ask for these dreams that prevent my sleep, for visions that besiege me until my mind can no longer even think....”
“You fight them.”
“Of course.”
“Why?”
“They only bring pain.”
“Because you fight them.”
“The last time I gave in to them, I lost a brother.” The sadness that filled the space between them squeezed at his own heart.
“You cannot—”
“Please, you said you can help me sleep. You can make the constant edge of worry leave me. Do it. Please.”
It would take a heart of stone to ignore the femwolf’s pleas. She was desperate for rest of both her spirit and her body.MoreLess
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