Porcupine Ridge you did not break me

Terich laughed as she bounded off, and followed quickly upon her heels. There was little these two did not share with each other, and as they ran, Terich's heart lightened as well. They spent the afternoon running, chasing each other through hills and hollows, bounding through willow branches and scaring rabbits and wrens alike. When their bodies were worn from the day, they finally settled, and she told him of her pain. Then he simply held her again, as a best friend might, and kissed her cheek as they fell into an exhausted sleep.