Redhawk Caldera burlwood

for @Maia! backdated to march 4 <3

she hadn't gone home the day before; she'd stayed as close to her mother as possible, unable to keep anything down save for water. this had weakened the young woman, annoyed her. chickadee continued to insist it was a stomach bug, refusing to entertain any other possibility as she started to panic over a new reality.
today she was staring off toward the lake with a long sigh. breakfast had stayed down, for now. as long as she was absolutely still, chickadee found it was easier to exist.