Thawed Fortunes
“Even worse, the closer he came to true awareness, the greater the pain became. Some thought process operating on a near-instinctual level seemed to know he was better off remaining unconscious, but eventually he ran out of hiding places. He opened his eyes and found he could move just enough to look around the unfamiliar, plain room.
On'li and Jain were both curled up asleep in a pair of low chairs, and Va'del found tension he hadn't even realized he was carrying begin to dissipate as he saw that Jain was okay, that Be'ter hadn't somehow managed to hurt her despite a blow to the head that should have left the older boy unconscious for at least a day.
On the table to Va'del's right was an open copy of the Teachings. His slowly-improving vision was just up to making out the underlined verse.
Prized is he who saves his brother though he must strike down evil to do so.
Secure in the knowledge that Tim'i must be okay as well, Va'del settled back into the bed, only to find a nearby shadow h...ad resolved itself into Ah'bi's weary face.MoreLess
On'li and Jain were both curled up asleep in a pair of low chairs, and Va'del found tension he hadn't even realized he was carrying begin to dissipate as he saw that Jain was okay, that Be'ter hadn't somehow managed to hurt her despite a blow to the head that should have left the older boy unconscious for at least a day.
On the table to Va'del's right was an open copy of the Teachings. His slowly-improving vision was just up to making out the underlined verse.
Prized is he who saves his brother though he must strike down evil to do so.
Secure in the knowledge that Tim'i must be okay as well, Va'del settled back into the bed, only to find a nearby shadow h...ad resolved itself into Ah'bi's weary face.MoreLess
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