The Sunspire I'm just sitting here remembering how your lips taste

Wraen had had an unbeaten record of sprinting up until now (though she had some suspicions that Terance had let her win on some occasions), therefore Bernard actually catching up with her and leaving her behind came as a surprise. This turn of events made her slow down a little to look after the quickly disappearing form of her friend, and then her competetive side kicked in and she dashed after him. In a matter of few minutes she had caught up with him and eventually reached the tree first, but the glorious feeling of victory was somehow dampened, because Bernard did not look so well upon arrival.

The joke of "I would not be one trying to run away from you, if you were a bear" disappeared, giving room to concern for his well-being. "Are you alright?" she asked him, though it was obvious that it was not the case.