Phoenix Maplewood don’t get me wrong

no. he let out a visible sigh of relief at her response as he let his muscles relax and weight shift back to rest on his haunches. no pain there was a good thing, right? it meant her children were fine, and healthy, and everything was going to be a-ok.

her sorry was unexpected and caught him off guard. "you scared me too, you know." how had she even ended up in such a situation as that?! "i thought you were going to die." he'd thought she'd get swept away by the river. thought she'd never wake up. thought he wouldn't be able to save her. the frustration in his chest swelled again as he found himself thinking back to the image of her lying motionless atop the ice cap.

he shook his head then, not wanting to recall such an unpleasant memory.