Otatso Wetlands ii. pain and guilt

this woman was a blondine.

the realization came to her in the careful, clinical way that coelacanth observed her, in the timorous movement of her sweeping limbs.  

reigi watched intently as the fae swept up mouthfuls of white and pressed them against her wounds — the cold burned at first and then it lapsed into blissfull nothing.  she'd have to show blondine.

the woman stopped her packing and began to roll in the snow, and for the first few times reigi did not understand.  but the motions were precise and repetitive, and suddenly it clicked in her brain.

dutifully, she rolled over, and awaited more care; as soon as the woman came close again (should she allow it), reigi's tongue would flit from her mouth and dot the girl's cheek and chin with thank-you kisses.