Tarnished
“Someone helped her settle her arm better so that movement did not twist up the shadows and cut her, and made her swallow something that dulled the ache that remained. She ate, and assigned herself to make sure the brave boy who had helped them ate too. Several blows to the throat had made him reluctant to swallow even though he needed the nourishment.He looked at her like she was a hero, which was strange. Hers hadn’t been the warrior’s part in this fight. That had been Susan’s. Brave woman. Si...lver wished she could comfort her, but she was still running. Silver knew about running. She’d run for a long time herself.Dare’s part was to clean up, it seemed. Calm everyone down, make sure everyone ate. Silver did her best to help, putting each piece of food into the brave boy’s hands so he would remember to keep going.“I wish I could have taken him down,” the boy said, catching her hand and smoothing it when she handed him something. His voice was still rough and he couldn’t find a position to lie down that didn’t hurt him.MoreLess
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