Shadewood Bedraggled

He was sure he looked a mess, with dried blood on his neck, bearing puncture marks there, and a wicked gash along his side. He saw the worry on her face, and for a moment, he thought to lie — to protect her. Vorilye didn't want to tell her that Vex had found him... that now they were potentially all at risk. He sighed heavily, shoulders drooping in defeat. Quietly, he admitted, "Vex found me, up at the plateau. I don't know why she left me alive." He would then await her words — words he expected to be harsh, condemning; in truth, he expected a Vex response, because that was all he'd ever known. He only hoped it wouldn't be so.