Redsand Canyon I wish I was special

Aquene returned and said what she needed to do would be painful. Kallik nodded, but said nothing else. He quietly watched her work, wincing here and there when the cleaning made his wound throb. He had no issue telling her if it became too much, but so far it had been bearable. 

He could see the worry etched into her pretty face. He wanted so bad to reach out and kiss her cheek or pull her against him. But he couldn't do either of those things. She would likely get upset with him because she was trying to clean his wounds and he couldn't behave that openly with others around. 

Her words brought him from his thoughts of her. He shrugged a little and the move made him draw in a sharp breath. He was silent for a few moments, his eyes closed as he waited for the pain to lessen. When opened them again, he spoke. It was not easy with both of us being in bad shape, but we managed. He risked a brush of his nose over her head while she worked. He had missed her. Thank you. Your advice was helpful. His eyes were glassy by now, and he was sagging against the wall a bit, weakened by his exhaustion.