Emberflame Ridge Aftershock

She ambled along at a leisurely pace, seeing no particular reason to hurry. She shuffled to a stop when she heard someone approaching, turning in a wide, awkward arc to avoid twisting her rib cage. When her amber eyes clapped upon Warbone, a small smile tugged at her lips. Then she sighed and rolled her eyes at his comment, though it was directed not at him but at herself.

"I don't remember if you witnessed it," she replied, "but I actually fell on my ass the first time we met." She laughed, which hurt, so she quickly put a stop to that with a pained grimace. Her eyes momentarily explored his face as she tried to recollect. She vaguely remembered referencing her clumsiness during that initial encounter. "I hurt my ribs," she told him in the next breath. "But pain is par for the course these days," she muttered under her breath.