Falls of the Hinterlands Why should I care

When Nikan appeared between the trees, she was overjoyed. But that feeling quickly disappeared when she took a decent look. He did not seem happy. It looked like his rage could whip up a storm. Taken aback by his sudden anger, she stood there, frozen. 

He was shouting all sorts of things at her that she didn't understand. Zula opened her mouth to speak, but was quickly cut off. No, I- she tried, Please just li-, But wait-. What did he say, a month? Had she really been gone for that long? 

I'm not playing anything! she said, this time she was shouting too. I don't remember what happened between the last time I saw you and a couple of days ago - it's a complete blank. The wound got infected and I got a fever, then I must have been living in a dream-like state until my body got rid of the infection on its own Zula said, her voice sounded uncertain. She kept her mouth shut about the terrible dreams. I'm sorry, she said, softer this time. She wasn't apologising for what happened, she was apologising for making him feel like she had betrayed him.