Bramblepoint sweet child o mine

she nodded. what else was she to do? she missed them, dearly, and could not sleep at night without waking in a cold sweat and wishing they were here. Nikai she missed most of all, with his seemingly unlimited kindness and the close bond they shared, and she almost began to tell Rannoch about him. her jaws snapped shut immediately after they were open, and she turned away, voice burning. the loss of her voice was a fresh wound and one that plagued her.

what use was all she knew if she could never put it into words? how could she ever find home, convey all she had been through to her family? she couldn't, was the answer, and suddenly her chest burned as if squeezed by a giant fist.