Barrow Fields lotus eater

down? whose spirits are down? certainly not blix, who has thrown herself with renewed vigor into her training in the past few days. so what if the only girl she's ever loved and will probably ever love broke her heart into a thousand bitty pieces, and so what if that means she's also out of a best friend -- well, hell, her only friend, really, no offense seri and others who occasionally occupy her peripherary -- she's fiiiine. she did the angry thing and the sad thing and of course she still feels all the angry and sad (she doesn't really have the ability to compartmentalize). but here's the good thing about angry and sad: it can be redirected.

blixen springs to answer nomi's call like a bolt, pleased as punch to have a job, even if it's just dumb hunting (which is artaax and bobby's thing, less hers). she wants to ask why nomi called for her instead of one of them, but she already knows the answer and she does not want to talk about it, so she doesn't speak, focused on helping nomi bring down the deer. there are things for her to focus on. there are things to look forward to. so what if she'll be alone forever -- she has her family and that's worth more.