Jade Fern Grove lift back and see the darkness hid

She thought nothing of the cough. Brief worried but he carried on and so did her frazzled mind.

Outside the border was a thought but...who? How? Did she just wait with baited breath for a lone man to stride by her? Not to mention the complications of how it felt to reach outside of the borders, to a stranger she did not know.

Maybe. Meek and unsure, what followed would be just as meek in a hushed voice as if it might hide her shame.

And — if someone asked such of you? As strangers outside of borders.

Foolish, whispered her mind.