The Defiance (Brilliant Darkness)
“He's alive.
Moray slows and transfers me to him without a word. We push forward again.
"Where's Eland?" I whisper to Peree. There's no answer, only his breathing. "Peree? Talk to me!" He crushes me against his chest. I start to shake. My hands are freezing and slicked with—I don't want to think about it. "Where is he?" "Breeze was aiming for you, Fennel, not him.” His voice breaks. “They were aiming for you." A scream tears through my head. The sound drowns out every other thought I might have ...had. I go rigid in Peree's arms, solid and unmoving, a living stone.
He sets me down when we reach the cache of supplies. I think that's where we are. I can't be sure.
Peree squats next to me and puts his hands on either side of my face. "Fennel, listen." He pauses, swallowing. "How can I tell you this?" His voice wavers like it might splinter any moment. That's how I feel, too. Like I will break apart. A tiny, weak rock under the foot of some terrible creature with the power to shatter me.MoreLess
Moray slows and transfers me to him without a word. We push forward again.
"Where's Eland?" I whisper to Peree. There's no answer, only his breathing. "Peree? Talk to me!" He crushes me against his chest. I start to shake. My hands are freezing and slicked with—I don't want to think about it. "Where is he?" "Breeze was aiming for you, Fennel, not him.” His voice breaks. “They were aiming for you." A scream tears through my head. The sound drowns out every other thought I might have ...had. I go rigid in Peree's arms, solid and unmoving, a living stone.
He sets me down when we reach the cache of supplies. I think that's where we are. I can't be sure.
Peree squats next to me and puts his hands on either side of my face. "Fennel, listen." He pauses, swallowing. "How can I tell you this?" His voice wavers like it might splinter any moment. That's how I feel, too. Like I will break apart. A tiny, weak rock under the foot of some terrible creature with the power to shatter me.MoreLess
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