Bearclaw Valley And now there'll be no time to play

Yes, Hm'better, Indra answered with a hesitant nod. She liked how relaxed she felt. The lack of pain was nice too - it wasn't totally gone, and her tummy felt a little funny like there was a fish flopping inside of it and still alive, but it wasn't bad.

The lady said she could go back soon and Indra's focus shifted to her - quickly by her own perception, lethargically otherwise - and from her mouth spilled a truth.

I wanna stay with you. A slow blink came next and Indra drawled, You're... nice, like a big sister. She hadn't thought about it before, but maybe that's what she was missing. It could have been a sister's presence she lacked - a familial face that appeared in her better dreams.