Blacktail Deer Plateau It's dark it's cold it's winter

She should have known that her crying, not to mention the scent of blood, would call attention to herself. When Blue Willow appeared, Junior startled and shrank away from her aunt, hiccuping before falling suddenly silent. She tucked her legs even tighter beneath her breastbone, unwilling to reveal the damage she'd done. She felt her cheeks flame with sudden shame.

"Nothing. I'm fine," she mumbled, unable to meet the Healer's eyes. Junior sniffled. She tried to come up with an explanation for her crying fit but simply couldn't. Red-rimmed, watery eyes reluctantly lifted and she murmured, "I... really don't want to talk about it right now."