Permafrost Hollows We All Float Down Here

She was doubting too much by now. What if they never found a way out? What would they do then? She shook her head, reciling away from his nuzzle. "Alarian, I-I can't, I need...we have to..." Korei continued to breath, in and out, in and out. As Ali turned away, she continued to panic. She wanted to see the others, and while she trusted Ali, she did not feel safe. Even with him there.

She began envisioning one of the times she did not feel safe. The cougar...she could hear it's growl in her ears. The fighting. The viscious look. How she cowered...Korei now was shaking indefinitely.