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mireille was weak but her vein of indignation was deep. when the strange woman appeared and her savior shushed her, the sea-girl pulled away from them both, trembling on unsteady legs that immediately dumped her back into the sand. 
"i be goin' home!" she snapped at the pair, red hackles bristling with belated alarm. "i do not need to be treated. my maman will do dat for me."