Lost Creek Hollow look at me, i am old but i am happy

luckily for sionnach, gannet was a capable healer. long term, the worst the girl would suffer was a brief assault to her pride. short-term, things were a bit more dire: tomorrow her face would become swollen and lumpy, and a few days after the swelling would finally break. her shock would be short-lived, and mostly one of mental exhaustion.

she was demure and placid as gannet worked; once he was done her father carried her back to the den gently. placed protectively between her siblings, sionnach would refuse play, instead staring at the wall for some time before exhaustion (and its cousin, sleep) finally overtook her.