Jade Fern Grove see how they run. see how they run

She said he'd have to learn, as if it were the easiest thing in the world to do. The thought of following his brother on a patrol caused his stomach to flip. He could not see, so how was he to keep watch for danger, let alone walk any distance without stumbling, tripping, or running into something? Just moving from one point to another would be an immense challenge for him, and yet in the same breath she spoke of working on fighting.

He suddenly felt overwhelmed, to the point that he could taste bile at the back of his throat as nausea invaded him. Perhaps he would have hurled, had she not continued talking. "You are our only healer;" "We need you." These words pierced through the haze that started to form in his mind. He was silent, but the creases in his forehead and the twitch of his ears told of how he ruminated on what she said.

"Maybe," he whispered. He was still hopelessly unsure of his future.