Ravensblood Forest Work

The sound of approaching footfalls reached her ear, and Violante glanced back to see Azarov falling into step beside her. She offered him a smile and a dip of her head, then replied, "Avery says I work too much." She snorted softly, but it was an amused sound, and she added, "He's probably right. I'd run from dawn till dusk if I could." Violante winced, then, as a round of cramps came. She paused in her patrol, taking in a sharp breath. They didn't dissipate as she had hoped, so she merely ground her teeth together and started walking once more. Trying to ignore the pain, she asked her Sentinel, "How have you been?"