Golden Glade skylark

He asked many questions of her, and the words flooded her tongue, each scrambling to break free until none at all could escape. Faun swallowed.

I..

The girl lowered her head a bit, her tired eyes falling closed for a moment to allow herself the darkness to think.

I am able to..continue. Perhaps not for very long. The softness of her voice barely hid the rough quality of it, the rasp from the days she had spent silent.