Noctisardor Bypass She had a voice of last year's cough

Indra did not know the terrain the way her brother did. She knew the den, the fishing spot where her mother sometimes took her for visits, and little else.

The pharmacy was a new thrill for her. It smelled strongly of many weird things, most of which made her very curious; it smelled of many different people but most of all, flowers! In the middle of winter? How?! She wasn't aware that when dried, plants had uses.

She struggled to climb across a chunk of snow-capped ice, sneaking looks in to the pharmacy as if there was a pie on a windowsill that she might want a bite of. Out of seemingly nowhere came Abel's voice.

Indra gave him a quick look, and did a double take, during which time her face twisted in to a scowl. Shh! What do you want? She was trying to get a look at whoever was inside and stupid Abel was going to ruin things!