The Sentinels after delacroix

deirdre heard him speak and worried for him. at the mention of food, she blinked and looked to the distance. no--there are fish! she gasped, and shifted to retrieve them, but paused in her swaying movement. you have not failed me, you could never fail me. can you stand, renoir? do you hurt? for she worried more for his health, and observed him lean against a boulder. he did not yet need her for support, but she offered herself nonetheless. what do you feel? for he had not responded to her gentle touches before, and so she did not think it was his leg or abdomen or chest that bothered him.