Sleepy Fox Hollow But the words they'll always remain

hurt. ava blinked, nursing the wound along the side of her head. as she examined etienne's work with physical touch in lieu of sight, she was amazed by how wide the wound felt. touch was a sorry replacement for sight, but as ava worked her way down the fresh knotting of angry flesh, her mouth parted in silent surprise.

a new wave of dizziness knocked her back as he spoke of her family. she slid to her elbows in defeat, bewildered and still no less confident that etienne was there to help her. she tried to fight off sleep, but her body was tired and demanded it -- while she watched him warily for a time, eventually her eyelids drooped and ava drifted to sleep.