Wild Berry Meadow ludus

Her gaze was watery when she turned it upon him. She felt immediate relief, the roar of pain dulling to a steady ebb and flow which, if not disturbed, she could almost ignore. Yet she knew from her lessons that this, too, would pass, so long as she could rest. There may have still been muscle or ligament damage, which would need time to heal with her off her feet.

Despair struck her, a desolate note that wracked her when she realized that she would, once again, let Deirdre down by being later than she had said. Oh! Would she be able to make it back for Samhain?

Her attention returned to the man, who so selflessly offered yet more help. You are too kind... she murmured. [q]I cannot stay here, do you know of any place that might offer me shelter? I will need time to recover. Days, perhaps weeks.