Meadowlark Prairie codeine scene

roan’s gaze shifted back to her, steady and unyielding, his expression unreadable. for a moment, the weight of her question hung in the cold air between them, unbroken by explanation or dismissal.

then, with a faint flick of his ear, he answered simply, yes.

nothing more, nothing less. his tone was low, direct, giving her no room to decipher whether it was the leg itself or something else entirely that stirred his thoughts.