Quintessential Tales: a Magic of Solendrea Anthology
“Serena held her brother’s jaw closed with one hand and patted his cheek with the other. Not hard enough to be considered a slap, really. Just hard enough to keep him from letting go of his already tenuous hold on consciousness. The attack had left him spent and limp. He was as comfortable as she could make him among the moss and ferns. His pale skin, a stark contrast to her sun-kissed tan, was almost white and his curly brown hair was damp with sweat.
He shouldn’t even be out here, damn it.... Serena ground her teeth while she waited for his body to swallow on its own, getting the much needed medicine into his belly. She should have insisted that he stay behind. There was a hostel owner in Overwatch who had been willing to look the other way when they weren’t on time with their dues. Which, she had to admit, was often.
Declan swallowed the thick syrup she’d poured on his tongue and beat at her hand ineffectually. Serena heaved a sigh that seemed to come from somewhere under her toenails and collapsed onto the soft moss beside her brother.MoreLess
He shouldn’t even be out here, damn it.... Serena ground her teeth while she waited for his body to swallow on its own, getting the much needed medicine into his belly. She should have insisted that he stay behind. There was a hostel owner in Overwatch who had been willing to look the other way when they weren’t on time with their dues. Which, she had to admit, was often.
Declan swallowed the thick syrup she’d poured on his tongue and beat at her hand ineffectually. Serena heaved a sigh that seemed to come from somewhere under her toenails and collapsed onto the soft moss beside her brother.MoreLess
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