Dragoncrest Cliffs Get your darkness out of my damn way.

There was a pressure between her ears which silenced the world. She didn't hear her own breaths so much as feel them, hyper-aware of the way her ribs fought to lift and her lungs expand, and then they refused to deflate. The air sucked inward for each of Indra's gasps and her chest swelled, refusing to relax enough for proper exhalation.

Someone was there with her. She felt warmth press against one of her sides and with a frightened glance, saw Sobo. There was no thought within her mind; only fear, and the obedience born of that fear.

He counted, and breathed. The girl focused on what he was doing little by little, ready to explode with all the pent up pressure in her lungs, and managed a small breath. Then another. As she found a rhythm, the pain eased.

Through a hazy, tearful stare Indra watched the boy.