Arrow Lake my darling angel is not inside

Much to her relief, he fulfilled her request without question. In the amount of time it took him to stash the offensive carcass somewhere hopefully very far from here, Taki managed to regain some of her composure. She drew in a few deep breaths and the nausea slowly began to fade back to it's faint level of intensity that always seemed to remain. She lifted her head, swallowing again and wincing a little at the way it still burned some, but she thankfully didn't feel like she was going to vomit again. 

When Thorn returned, she turned to face him, dipping her head a little in gratitude. Thank you, she said first. I apologize, Taki added a second later, feeling a little embarrassed that she had briefly lost her stoic mask. She cleared her throat a little and straightened her shoulders, ready to forget about her moment of weakness. Were you headed somewhere? she asked next, hoping to change the subject. Although she had considered avoiding him at first, she couldn't help but have respect for the man. He had risked his pride challenging her and had accepted his loss with grace. Even now, she saw no contempt in her dark packmate.